THE LORD WILL GIVE GRACE AND GLORY .

 
October 27
 
Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield:
the LORD will give grace and glory: no good
thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

 

This is good news, for except the Lord give us grace we shall never be sanctified; and unless He gives us glory we shall never be glorified.

 

All must be the free gift and free grace.

 

If anything good was required of us to entitle us, we must sit down in despair; but now all is of divine bounty, we can hope; we need not be afraid.

 

The Lord has given grace to thousands.

 

He has given great to us; and He will give more grace; great to fit for duty, grace to support in trial, grace to sanctify the heart; and He will give glory, which is grace in perfection.

 

Brethren, let us endeavour to believe that our God is as kind, bountiful, and beneficent as His word declares.

 

Let us confess our sins before Him, seek grace from Him, and look to be glorified with Him.

 

Our all is in God; our all must come from God; and all the glory should be daily given to God.

 

Whenever we want grace, let us ask it of God; for He giveth liberally and upbraideth not.

 

Let us approach His throne this morning, and be this our prayer,

“Lord, give us more grace. Give us grace daily, grace to devote us to Thy service, and fill us with holy love.”

 

O for more grace, that we may give God more glory.

 
Blest is our lot whate’er befall;
Who can affright, or appal?
Since on Thy strength, our rock, our all,
Jesus! we cling to Thee.
 

James Smith