Law: true devotion

Monday, December 6, 2021
    Feast of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326
Meditation:
    Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family.”
    Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
    —Luke 9:61-62 (NIV)
Quotation:
    If therefore we desire to live unto God, it is necessary to bring our whole life under this law, to make His glory the sole rule and measure of our acting in every employment of life. For there is no other true devotion, but this of living devoted to God in the common business of our lives.
    ... William Law (1686-1761), A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life [1728], London: Methuen, 1899, p. 59 (see the book)
    See also Luke 9:59-62; Matt. 16:24; Mark 10:21
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Your will is my sole law. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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