An Encouragement for Preachers

Here's a beautiful little quote from J.I. Packer that I came across to encourage us who preach God's Word:

"The preacher, rather than the critical commentator or the academic theologian, is the true interpreter of Scripture, for the preacher is the person whose privilege it is to bridge the apparent gap between the Bible and the modern world by demonstrating the relevance of what Scripture says to the lives of those addressed."

from Truth and Power: The Place of Scripture in the Christian Life (Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1996),125.