Grace

God's Will and Man's Will

Romans 9:16

… Think you that he has abdicated the throne of grace? Does he reign in creation and not in grace? Is he absolute king over nature and not over …

Evening, June 29

2Ch 32:31

… Here is quite enough to account with the Babylonians; for if the grace of God should leave the best Christian, there is enough of sin in his heart …

Clearing the Road to Heaven

Isaiah 62:10

… My day of Grace is over." I do not quite know where that notion of, "a day of Grace," came from. I am not quite sure about the …

The Gospel in Power

1 Thessalonians 1:5-10

… So one of the first things that Divine Grace does is to make a man a disciple, that is, a learner—and then he sees in God's …

Comfort and Constancy

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… God has given us "good hope through Grace." It is of Grace and, therefore, it is a gift! And He has given it to us through the operation …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… After this the power of grace was so mighty that these Jews could no longer withstand it: and in the teeth of all their previous education, they at …

Strength And Recovery

Zechariah 10:12

… Grace knows how to work gently, quietly, yet potently, so that the most unwilling feel themselves sweetly constrained to be willing—and those who were most desperately opposed …

A Bright Light in Deep Shades

Isaiah 51:1

… Grace had to do it all then and Grace must do it all now! And, if the eternal and ever-blessed God could save a dead sinner, a …

Good Works

Titus 2:14

… Good works, I know whence you come! Ye come floating down on the stream of grace, and if I did not have that stream of grace always flowing …

Untrodden Ways

Joshua 3:4

… Ask Grace to do the same. Be calm. If the Grace of God does not make us calm in the time of peril and suffering, we have some …

The Restoration And Conversion Of The Jews

Ezekiel 37:1-10

… Then you, beneath the peaceful reign Of Jesus and His Bride, Shall sound His Grace and Glory forth, To all the earth beside. The nations to your glorious …

Consecration to God—Illustrated by Abraham’s Circumcision

Genesis 17:1-2

… But mark, beloved, the exceeding grace of God. The way to recover Abram from his backsliding was that the Lord should appear to him; and, consequently, we read …

The Lily Among Thorns

Solomon 2:2

… There is no Grace but what Grace has been given and if we are graceful it is because Christ has made us full of Grace. There is no …

Coming—Always Coming

1 Peter 2:4

… Oh, may God's Grace continue to take out many of this congregation like stones divided from the quarry, that so by Grace they may come to Jesus …

Encouragement for the Depressed

Zechariah 4:10

… You are not as strong, yet, as you will be when you have grown in Grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It …

Out of Nothing Comes Nothing

Job 14:4

… What we need is Grace, Grace, GRACE, and may God grant it to every one of us! May there be in us nothing of self, but all of …

Taking Hold of God's Covenant

Isaiah 56:4

… Do you believe? Then you are in Christ and all the blessings of the Covenant of Grace are yours. Do you accept Christ to stand as your Substitute …

God Our Portion and His Word Our Treasure

Psalm 119:57

… The blessing of Grace is first and the fruit of gratitude next. The Grace given is the root and the resolve is the fruit growing out of it …

Beggars Becoming Princes

1 Samuel 2:8

… I am going to speak of the far greater changes that have been worked by Divine Grace. We know that many who were "poor" in a spiritual sense …

"By All Means, Save Some"

1 Corinthians 9:22

… Now, when we look at God's work of Divine Grace in the world, it glorifies Him the more when we reflect that He has achieved it by …

Stand Fast

Colossians 1:23

… Complete forgiveness and full justification are proofs that through your Lord's endurance of the death penalty, you are no more under the Law, but under Grace. My …

The Sinner'S Advocate

1 John 2:1

… Far be it from us to deny that Divine Grace has worked a wondrous change—it were not Grace at all if it had not. It will be …

Obadiah; or, Early Piety Eminent Piety

1 Kings 18:12

… For the grace of God to convert a man like Paul, who is full of threatenings against the saints, is a great marvel, but for the grace of …

The Righteous Holding On His Way

Job 17:9

… May God give you Grace—may you be deeply rooted with Divine Grace in your heart. But it is to you who have faith in God—it is …

Great Changes

Luke 13:30

… The first part of my text seems to me to teach wonders of Grace. And the next part of it seems to me to teach wonders of sin …

Sermon for New Year's-Day

Revelation 21:5

… In praise we will vie with angels and archangels, for they are not so indebted to grace as we are. "Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace and …

A Call to Holy Living

Matthew 5:47

… In proportion as the privilege and the honor of a child of God is great, the sin of false pretensions to grace is increased. If you say you …

The Covenant Promise of the Spirit

Ezekiel 36:27

… I hear the soft melody of Grace, Grace, Grace and nothing else but Grace. Glory be to God, who gives to sinners the indwelling of His Spirit! Note …

The Day of Salvation

2 Corinthians 6:2

… Read the first verse of the chapter—"We then, as workers together with Him, beseech you, also, that you receive not the Grace of God in vain." The …

God's Overtaking Mercy

Genesis 16:8

… That peace must be based upon Divine Grace—he does not pray that we may have peace apart from Grace, but, "Grace be to you, and peace." 3 …

'It Pleased God'

Galatians 1:15

… Then, after this act of separation came the effectual calling—"and called me by His Grace." The calling does not cause the election—the election, springing from the …

"The Tender Mercy of Our God"

Luke 1:77-79

… There is sweet suitableness in the grace of God to the heart, and in the renewed heart to the grace of God. He hath abounded towards us in …

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… I thank my God always on your behalf, for the Grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ Paul is a great preacher of Divine Grace …

Backsliding Healed

Hosea 14:4

… But Grace abounds yet more, "I will heal their backsliding." Here is a height and depth of Grace like the God from whom it came—incomprehensible and infinite …

The Hearing of Faith

Galatians 3:2

… Brothers and Sisters, in all our hearts there is this natural enmity to God and to the sovereignty of His Grace. Therefore it is that Believers have often …

Confirmation

… Divine confirmation can only be enjoyed by those to whom the grace of God has been already manifested. It is the work of the Holy Ghost. He who …

Corn in Egypt

Genesis 42:1

… It is not that he has a little grace, and lacks more; but he has none at all. Of himself he has no grace. It is not that …

The Sluggard's Reproof

Proverbs 20:4

… Why not think for a moment on that Grace of God which guarantees to assist and to carry through all in whom it begins the good work? Sir …

Blessings Manifold and Marvelous

Psalm 18:19

… For by Grace are you saved. There it is again! Paul rings that silver bell in the deaf ears of men. "By Grace are you saved." 8, 9 …

The Duty of Remembering the Poor

Galatians 2:10

… Gold cannot sustain grace; on the other hand, rags cannot make it flourish. Grace is a plant which derives the whole of its support from God the Holy …