Meritorious Efficacy

"To us our gracious Lord communicates the spotless virtue of a stainless character; to us He gives the meritorious efficacy of a devoted life; on us He bestows the reward procured by obedient submission and incessant service." - Spurgeon

These things our Lord has provided that we might rest in His finished work, assured of the mercy we do now and will receive because of His own righteousness. We must not confuse such rest with inactivity or laziness.

Our Lord has not called us to faith so that we would not have to do anything. We should be striving for a stainless character, a devoted life, obedient submission, and incessant service. We have been redeemed through faith alone but not unto faith alone. Our striving toward those things which our Savior accomplished testifies to the faith within us.