Desirable Quote by Isaac Watts
“It is not to be expected that we should love God supremely if we have not known him to be more desirable than all other things.”
About This Quote
Source Hymn: "The Love of God", Isaac Watts, 1741
True love for God requires experiencing Him as more desirable than anything else, not just a theoretical belief.
In simple terms: Loving God needs personal experience of His desirability.
Key Takeaway
Seek personal connection with the divine.
Themes
faith
desire
spirituality
Mood
contemplative
devotional
Type
religious
philosophical
When to use this quote
- prayer
- worship
- spiritual seeking
Key Concepts
theology
personal experience
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you experience God's desirability?
- What makes something truly desirable?
A Different Perspective
Desire alone may not lead to genuine love without experience.
![“But how conceive a God supremely good/ Who heaps his favours on the sons he loves,/ Yet scatters evil with as large a hand? [Written after an earthquake in Lisbon killed over 15,000 people]” quote by Voltaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dac/voltaire-173_evil_but-how-conceive-a-god-supremely-good-wh_2269337.jpg)
