Just a thought from my Quiet time

Friday, March 6, 2009

This a a wonderful reminder from our friend, Mr Newton, may it bless you as you consider it.

“Remember, the growth of a believer is not like a mushroom—but like an oak, which increases slowly indeed—but surely. Many suns, showers, and frosts, pass upon it before it comes to perfection. And in winter, when it seems to be dead—it is gathering strength at the root.

Be humble, watchful, and diligent in the means, and endeavor to look through all, and fix your eye upon Jesus. “—John Newton

So my friends, where does your eye primarily fall when you read the Word of God? Is it on the finished cleansing work of your Savior, or primarily on your sin and your effort to overcome it? Let us look again at Calvary and see its beauty as Mr Newton encourages and and gain strength from applying the Gospel as we walk with our Savior!

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