We are Reformed and proud of
it. Okay, but what kind of proud? Unapologetically Protestant? Amen, be so more
and more. But do you think that you are the sine qua non of Christianity?
Without the Reformed, and your own personal contribution to the kingdom of God,
the church would surely fail? Of course, we DON’T believe that. We know that
God is the one who holds all things together.
He does use means, including the Reformed Church, including
you in it. The restoration of His Word to the church was a great Reformation. But
does He use us for our great righteousness and reformation doctrines? Or
rather, have we found ourselves here in this blessed river of God’s heritage
out of His mere grace and mercy? Yes, the latter, His grace and mercy. We must
confess holding ourselves in too high esteem. The Lord uses the lowly best and
most. When we consider ourselves lowly, and act as such, then the Lord will
invite us higher up at His table. He makes low the proud and exalts the humble.
Let us humble ourselves, therefore, before our gracious and kind Father.
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