A Life Too Ordinary
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In The Covenant Key, you’ll see the structure and purpose of all Biblical Covenants laid bare. It hammers home what is promised and what is at stake (the future), and how it all hinges on one simple thing — obedience.
“Real supernatural power is always found in the last place we want to look, the place of humble submission to God and His Law.”
Without fail, the simple passing of time exposes all the man-made isms for what they are: sophisticated attempts to obtain the blessings of God while avoiding obedience to the Law of God.
The more complicated something is, the more likely it is to be contrived. Even Christian bookstores are filled with complicated “how to” solutions. It’s a symptom of the wonderful pragmatism of our culture perversely allowed to step beyond its God-given bounds. [1]
Only a depraved heart prefers sophistry over simplicity. The problem with “simple” is its admission that we don’t have all the answers, its main ingredient being something we have no taste for: humility.
Tim Challies unearthed a quote from Thomas Chalmers that highlights how ordinary is the Biblical solution to our most perplexing problems, to our deepest fears, and even our fatal flaws:
While doing some research this week I came across this wonderful little quote from Thomas Chalmers. Here he discusses the central role of the very ordinary means of God’s grace.
In bygone days when God’s covenant people sought to strengthen their piety, to sharpen their effectual intercessions, and give passion to their supplications, they partook of the means of grace in all holiness with humble prayer and fasting.
When intent upon seeking the Lord God’s guidance in difficult after-times, they partook of the means of grace in all holiness with humble prayer and fasting.
When they were wont to express grief—whether over the consequences of their own sins or the sins of others—they partook of the means of grace in all holiness with humble prayer and fasting.
When they sought deliverance or protection in times of trouble, they partook of the means of grace in all holiness with humble prayer and fasting.
When they desired to express repentance, covenant renewal, and a return to the fold of faith, they partook of the means of grace in all holiness with humble prayer and fasting.
Such is the call upon all who would name the Name of Jesus. Such is the ordinary Christian life. [2]
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[1] This is also the problem with modern science. See Supermarket of Ideas.
[2] The Ordinary Means of Grace.
