Required readingMystery of Providence by John Flavel (available from by John Flavel - Chapter 3.
My notes and thoughts
Flavel now explores God's providence in bringing unbelievers to Christ. Flavel is right to say: 'This is a spritual mercy, excelling in dignity of nature all others, more than gold excels the dirt under your feet (Rev. 3.18). One such gift is worth thousands of other mercies...this is an eternal mercy, one which will stick by you when father, mother, wife, children, estate, honours, health and life shall fail you''.
My notes and thoughts
Flavel now explores God's providence in bringing unbelievers to Christ. Flavel is right to say: 'This is a spritual mercy, excelling in dignity of nature all others, more than gold excels the dirt under your feet (Rev. 3.18). One such gift is worth thousands of other mercies...this is an eternal mercy, one which will stick by you when father, mother, wife, children, estate, honours, health and life shall fail you''.
The chapter is basically a collection of accounts of God using remarkable means to bring people to salvation, from the Scriptures, from church history and from Flavel's own experience. One of the more interesting ways is when 'Providence directs the minister to some discourse or pasage that shall fall as pat as if the case of such discourse or passage that shall fall as pat as if the case of such a person had been studied by him and designedly spoken to. How often have I found this in the cases of many souls who have professed they have stood amazed to hear the very thoughts of their hearts revealed by the preacher, who knew nothing of them!' Spurgeon also had this happen on many occasions.
Now it's your turn
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