Against the persecution of a tyrant the godly have no remedy but prayer.
John CalvinRead
However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
Interpretation
What this quote means
God's generosity surpasses our expectations and desires.
This quote from John Calvin emphasizes the idea that no matter how many blessings we anticipate receiving from God, His generosity is far greater than we can even imagine. It invites us to reflect on the abundance of divine grace and encourages an attitude of gratitude, recognizing that our desires may be limited compared to what God is willing to provide.
Themes
BlessingsGenerosityDivineAbundanceGratitude
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared in a sermon to illustrate God's generosity to the congregation.
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Whomever the Lord has adopted and deemed worthy of His fellowship ought to prepare themselves for a hard, toilsome, and unquiet life, crammed with very many and various kinds of evil.
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For as the aged, or those whose sight is defective, when any book, however fair, is set before them, though they perceive that there is something written, are scarcely able to make out two consecutive words, but, when aided by glasses, begin to read distinctly, so Scripture, gathering together the impressions of Deity, which, till then, lay confused in our minds, dissipates the darkness, and shows us the true God clearly.
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