The human heart has so many crannies where vanity hides, so many holes where falsehood works, is so decked out with deceiving hypocrisy — that it often dupes itself!
— John Calvin
Prayer – Fly to Thee Every Moment
Grant, Almighty God, since Thou hast reconciled us to Thyself by the precious blood of Thy Son, that we may not be our own, but devoted to Thee in perfect obedience, and may consecrate ourselves entirely to Thee.
May we offer our bodies and souls in sacrifice and and be better prepared to suffer a hundred deaths than to decline from Thy true and sincere worship.
Grant us, especially, to exercise ourselves in prayer, to fly to Thee every moment and to commit ourselves to Thy fatherly care, that Thy Spirit may govern us to the end.
Do Thou defend and sustain us, until we are collected into that heavenly kingdom Thy only begotten Son has prepared for us by His blood. Amen.
— John Calvin
From Calvin’s Commentaries
Memorizing Scripture
Let us learn to exercise ourselves in His promises, early and late, and to renew the remembrance of them. This remembrance of God’s statutes had an invigorating effect.
— John Calvin
God’s Goodness and Favor
Grant, Almighty God,
that as Thou hast, in various ways, testified,
and daily continues to testify, how dear and precious
to Thee are mankind, and as we enjoy daily so many
and so remarkable proofs of Thy goodness and favor –
O grant that we may learn to rely wholly on Thy goodness,
many examples of which Thou settest before us
and which Thou wouldest have us continually to
experience, that we may not only pass through our
earthly course, but also confidently aspire to the hope
of that blessed and celestial life that is laid up for us in
heaven, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
— John Calvin
The Lordship of Jesus Christ
There is nothing holier, or better, or safer, than to content ourselves with the authority of Christ alone.
— John Calvin
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