As Presbyterians we know it is only through faith that we receive all the wonders, all the blessings of God’s grace.
John Calvin said: “No man is excluded from calling upon God; the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keeps us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief”.
And nobody can believe on our behalf. We need to be fired up by our own accepting of the Lord’s promise that we belong to him forever. It is in this context that Calvin also said:
“Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a day; set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life!”
Pray to be set on fire by the Spirit, who changes hearts and thoughts by teaching us through the Word of God to follow Christ. In this way only will we, by God’s grace, live only for the glory of God.
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