Daily Devotional
December 09
Thine Is My Heart: Devotional Readings from the Writings of John Calvin
by John Calvin (compiled by John H. Kromminga)Reproduced from the OPC Website
Bible Text:
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. —Isaiah 53:10
Devotional:
And furthermore, each one of us ought to apply this to himself and not doubt that, although we may trail our wings and be still held captive under sin, God will nevertheless deliver us from our captivity, and will perfect what he has begun in us and correct what is still at fault. And how?
We must come to our Lord Jesus Christ; for it is he who puts his hand to the work since the charge of it has been committed to him and he has received this office from God his Father. So let us be satisfied that because he is ordained the minister of our salvation, there will be nothing lacking or unaccomplished by this means, seeing it is thus determined.
Now moreover, let us apply all this to what St. Paul adds in the passage we have quoted, so that we may participate in the fruit of the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ: that is, to hear the message which is daily brought to us. For it is not enough that Jesus Christ suffered in his person and was made a sacrifice for us; but we must be assured of it by the Gospel; we must receive that testimony and doubt not that we have righteousness in him, knowing that he has made satisfaction for our sins.
And therefore let us look to God to continue his work by this Redeemer and to continue it in such a way that it grows more and more until he has brought it to its end and conclusion. —Sermons
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
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