All things for good by Watson (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter 7 (Effectual calling).
Thus in relation to effectual calling, Watson teaches us:
1. A distinction about calling.
2. Our condition before we are called.
3. The means of our effectual calling.
4. The method God uses in calling sinners.
5. The properties of this effectual calling.
6. The end of effectual calling.
I appreciated the reminder of this sign of our effectual call: 'Another sign of our effectual calling is diligence in our ordinary calling. Some boast of their high calling, but they lie idly at anchor. Religion does not seal warrants to idleness. Christians must not be slothful. Idleness is the devil’s bath; a slothful person becomes a prey to every temptation. Grace, while it cures the heart, does not make the hand lame. He who is called of God, as he works for heaven, so he works in his trade.'
Do you want to know if you have been called? Examine whether you are lazy.
Next week's reading
Read Chapter 8 (Exhortations to them who are called).
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