All must be the free gift of 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 grace to us; and He will give more grace; grace 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."
Blest is our lot whate'er befall; Who can affright, or who appall? - Since on Thy strength, our rock, our all, Jesus we cling to Thee.
Written by James Smith for his own flock around 1840, but such was the demand that by 1846 over thirty thousand copies where in circulation.
James Smith was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841-1850. He also ministered with great blessing in Cheltenham. His devotional, The Believer's Daily Remembrancer, subtitled Pastor's Morning and Evening Visit, was very popular in its own day, and has received a new lease of life through recent republication.
All must be the free gift of 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 grace to us; and He will give more grace; grace 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."
Blest is our lot whate'er befall; Who can affright, or who appall? - Since on Thy strength, our rock, our all, Jesus we cling to Thee.