Another great quote
Salvation is all of God
“All is of
God; the only thing of my very own which I contribute
to my redemption is the sin from which I need to be
redeemed.”
- William
Temple, quoted by Sinclair Ferguson,
In Christ
Alone (Lake
Mary, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2007),
42.
I'm
reminded of this, from The Valley of
Vision:
O God of
grace,
Thou hast
imputed my sin to my substitute, and hast imputed his
righteousness to my soul, clothing me with a
bridegroom’s robe, decking me with jewels of
holiness.
But in my
Christian walk I am still in rags; my best prayers
are stained with sin; my penitential tears are so
much impurity; my confessions of wrong are so many
aggravations of sin; my receiving the Spirit is
tinctured with selfishness.
I need to
repent of my repentance; I need my tears to be
washed; I have no robe to bring to cover my sins, no
loom to weave my own
righteousness;
I am
always standing clothed in filthy garments, and by
grace am always receiving change of raiment, for thou
dost always justify the ungodly;
I am
always going into the far country, and always
returning home as a prodigal, always saying, Father,
forgive me, and thou art always bringing forth the
best robe.
Every
morning let me wear it, every evening return in it,
go out to the day’s work in it, be married in it, be
wound in death in it, stand before the great white
throne in it, enter heaven in it shining as the
sun.
Grant me
never to lose sight of the exceeding sinfulness of
sin, the exceeding righteousness of salvation, the
exceeding glory of Christ, the exceeding beauty of
holiness, the exceeding wonder of
grace.
The Valley
of Vision, pages 76. The Banner of Truth Trust,
Carlisle, PA, 1989.
A great site for quotes
Employment for his calling
“It is our heaven to
lay many weights and burdens upon Christ. Let him
find much employment for his calling with you; for he
is such a Friend as delighteth to be burdened with
suits and employments; and the more homely ye be with
him, the more welcome.”
- Samuel
Rutherford, The Loveliness of
Christ (Carlisle, PA:
Banner of Truth Trust, 2007) 22.
Think on this one a
bit and then find yourself employing Christ. By the
way, I'd encourage you to also be
homely!