God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
One of the reasons for the disinterest in expository preaching is surely that so many attempts at it prove lifeless, dull, and even thoroughly boring. I never cease to be amazed by the ingenuity of those who are capable of taking the powerful, life-changing text of Scripture and communicating it with all the passion of someone reading aloud from the Yellow Pages!
The preacher is not a chef; he’s a waiter. God doesn't want you to make the meal; He just wants you to deliver it to the table without messing it up. That's all.
