Quotes to Note 6: Following Christ As a Helpless Child

~ fundyreformed

The last several months, I’ve been enjoying Tabletalk, a monthly devotional magazine from R.C. Sproul’s Ligonier Ministries. There’s a daily reading relevant to a specific passage, a bible reading plan, and several articles related to a specific theme for the month.

This month, the theme is resolutions. And Stephen Nichols, the author of Jonathan Edwards: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought, contributed an article on Jonathan Edwards’ famous resolutions. In that article he mentioned a letter with 19 points that Edwards addressed to a teenager who had asked for advice on how to live the Christian life. From that letter comes the quote for today’s quote to note. I hope it blesses you as it did me.

In all your course, walk with God and follow Christ as a little, poor, helpless child, taking hold of Christ’s hand, keeping your eye on the mark of the wounds on his hand and side.

May God grant that we all have such a humble trust in Christ this year, and may we draw closer to our Savior.

2 thoughts on “Quotes to Note 6: Following Christ As a Helpless Child”

  1. As a little child, I would think that you would when first grasping the hand of Jesus, be deeply concerned about what could have made such a wound upon the one you love and trust so completely…Then gazing upon His beloved face and seeing the love in His eyes…you might quickly move on to how much He loves you. While the roughness of the wound would always be evident…the LOVE would be what kept your hand in His during the walk.

  2. My name is Daniel and I declare the one true gospel as the Christ, Yeshua of Nazareth, died for our sins according to the scriptures, He was buried and He rose again the third day according to the scriptures (Old Testament). By the one true gospel the understanding of God is:

    -God is love
    -God loves all men
    -Christ Yeshua died for all men
    -God desires that none perish
    -Many are called, few are chosen
    -Many are called, few are saved
    -He that endureth to the end shall be saved
    -It is possible to fall from grace.
    -In Adam all died, in Christ all shall be made alive, each man in His own order. Again I say each man.

    Daniel

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