Everyday Prayer with John Calvin

Donald K. McKim

• Publisher: P Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781629956701
• eBook ISBN: 9781629956718
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

In Institutes of the Christian Religion, Calvin spends more time on prayer than any other topic. This devotional highlights his biblical insights on prayer alongside a selection of his prayers.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Using This Book
• Prayer: “Thou art pleased kindly to invite us”
• Pray and Proceed
• Pray to the God Who Is True
• Tongues Break Forth into Speech
• Conversation with God
• Prayer Lightens Care
• Praying God’s Promises
• Prayer: “Thou hast been pleased to adopt us”
• Commit Your Cause to God
• No Calamities Hinder Us from Praying
• Hidden Faults
• Faith in God’s Word in Prayer
• God Gently Summons Us to Pray
• Praying for the Whole Church
• Prayer: “We are . . . tossed . . . by so many troubles”
• Wait for the Lord
• Afflictions Lead Us to Pray
• God Is Always Willing to Meet Us
• Call on Me
• God Pardons
• Rely on God’s Providence in Prayer
• Prayer: “Thou hast once stretched forth thy hand”
• God Does Not Forsake or Disappoint Us
• God Never Frustrates Our Prayers
• Quietly Watch for God
• Untiring Earnestness
• Times for Prayer
• Calling on God’s Name
• Prayer: “We have already entered in hope”
• God Deals in Great Tenderness toward Us
• Promises Granted through Prayers
• As Children Unburdening Their Troubles
• Faith Is Lifeless without Prayer
• Anxiety Leads Us to Pray
• In Adversity, Pray!
• Prayer: “Thou settest before us so clear a mirror”
• Prayer Shows God Is Our Faithful Guardian
• Those Whose Cause Is Just
• Opening Our Hearts before God
• How God Listens to Us
• Prayer Is the Fruit of Repentance
• Grounded in God’s Promises
• Prayer: “Every perfect gift comes from thee”
• Praying in Faith and Humility
• Out of Our Despair Comes Hope
• Prayer: Our Adoration and Worship of God
• Prayer Is the Chief Exercise of Faith
• Put Away All Self-Assurance
• Touched with True Penitence
• Prayer: “Thou hast given us thy only begotten Son”
• No Distresses Should Keep Us from Praying
• The Spirit Raises Our Hearts to Heaven
• Unburdening Our Cares, Griefs, and Anxieties
• Seek a Corner, Not a Crowd
• Why Pray?
• Praying for the Glory of God
• Prayer: “We want so many aids while in this frail life”
• The Goal of All Our Prayers
• Ask for What Accords with God’s Will
• Our Prayers Are Never Rejected
• Our Daily Prayer
• The Treasures of Prayer
• Begging from God
• Prayer: “Thou hast not only redeemed us”
• Entering into Prayer
• Faith Breaks into Prayer
• Prayers for Daily Needs
• Persistence in Prayer
• Praying from Need and Desire
• Fly to Him
• Prayer: “We are so scattered in our pilgrimage”
• Don’t Be Wearied by Delay
• Without Ceasing
• The Spirit Stirs Prayers
• The Spirit Is Our Teacher
• True Faith Brings Forth Prayer
• Persevere in Prayer
• Prayer: “We have been united together in . . . thy Church”
• Reconciliation—by God’s Gratuitous Favor
• We Don’t Prescribe the Ways that God Answers
• The Key to the Kingdom of Heaven
• Continuing Our Prayers
• When We Are Cold in Prayer
• When Tempted, Pray!
• Prayer: “Thou hast deigned to make thyself known to us”
• Assiduity and Alacrity
• Give Thanks
• Pray for Us
• Pray for Unknown Persons
• We May Safely Call on God
• Unapparent Answers to Prayers
• Prayer: “Almost the whole world breaks out into such excesses”
• Christ’s Intercession Consecrates Our Prayers
• Looking Hopefully for God’s Grace
• God Calls Us to Prayer All the Time
• Touched by the Needs of Others
• Praying in Faith and Hope
• Pray According to God’s Will
• Gifts Given by the Spirit
• Prayer: “Thou hast made us a royal priesthood”
• Notes
• Works Cited
• Selected Resources for Further Reflection