John Calvin Quote of the Day

"For, until men feel that they owe everything to God, that they are cherished by his paternal care, and that he is the author of all their blessings, so that naught is to be looked for away from him, they will never submit to him in voluntary obedience; no, unless they place their entire happiness in him, they will never yield up their whole selves to him in truth and sincerity." -- Institutes, Book First, Chapter 2

John Calvin Quote of the Day

"Our wisdom, insofar as it ought to be deemed true and solid wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves." -- Institues, Book First, Chapter 1

Through him and for his name's sake

I've been reading in Romans 1 this week and one verse in particular has caught my attention this week. I've read the book of Romans numerous times, but can't remember being rocked by this verse before. Look at verse 5:

"Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith."

What did we do to receive grace? Nothing. It is through him. Why do we receive grace? For his name's sake, for his glory.

To often, I approach my Christian walk like it is about me, who I am, what I've done. Not this week. This week I am remembering that it is THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.