John Calvin on blessing
John Calvin92 quotes“You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.”
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Men will never worship God with a sincere heart, or be roused to fear and obey Him with sufficient zeal, until they properly understand how much they are indebted to His mercy.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
John CalvinJohn Calvin God works in his elect in two ways: inwardly, by his Spirit; outwardly, by his Word.
John CalvinJohn Calvin You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
John CalvinJohn Calvin A man will be justified by faith when, excluded from righteousness of works, he by faith lays hold of the righteousness of Christ, and clothed in it, appears in the sight of God not as a sinner, but as righteous.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.
John CalvinJohn Calvin The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth.
John CalvinJohn Calvin The one condition for spiritual progress is that we remain sincere and humble.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Human will does not by liberty obtain grace, but by grace obtains liberty.
John CalvinJohn Calvin My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
John CalvinJohn Calvin Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
John CalvinJohn Calvin When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.
John CalvinJohn Calvin We must make the invisible kingdom visible in our midst.
John CalvinJohn Calvin It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.
John CalvinJohn Calvin
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Today, let’s be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.
Lysa TerKeurstLysa TerKeurst Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things.
Stevie WonderStevie Wonder If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when you are tempted, she will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you.
John VianneyJohn Vianney For every disability you have, you are blessed with more than enough abilities to overcome your challenges.
Nick VujicicNick Vujicic Yet I also believe that when you do unto others, blessings come to you as well. So if you don’t have a friend, be a friend. If you are having a bad day, make someone else’s day. If your feelings are hurt, heal those of another.
Nick VujicicNick Vujicic Humility is like a pair of scales: the lower one side falls, the higher rises the other. Let us humble ourselves like the Blessed Virgin and we shall be exalted.
John VianneyJohn Vianney You have been blessed with immeasurable power to make positive changes in your life.
Steve MaraboliSteve Maraboli The Enemy is overcome by the blessed Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich
