“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5 ***************************************************** The Lord of Glory Author: Thomas Kelly Tune: Doxology 1. The Lord of glory, moved by love, Descends, in mercy, from above; And He, before whom angels bow, Is found a man of grief below. * 2. Such love is great, too great for thought, Its length and breadth in vain are sought; No tongue can tell its depth and height; The love of Christ is infinite. * 3. But though His love no measure knows, The Savior to His people shows Enough to give them joy, when known, Enough to make their hearts His own. * 4. Constrained by this, they walk with Him, His love their most delightful theme; To glorify Him here, their aim, Their hope, in Heaven to praise His name. ************************************** Grace Levels all Distinctions! “By the grace of God I am what I am!” 1 Corinthians 15:10 The very expression the grace of God implies and denotes that the sinner's condition is desperate to the last degree, and that God may justly leave him to perish; yes, it is a wonder of wonders that he is not already in Hell! God is sovereign in the exercise of His grace. This of necessity, for grace is favor shown to the undeserving, yes, to the Hell-deserving. Grace is the antithesis of justice. Justice demands the impartial enforcement of law. Justice requires that each shall receive his legitimate due, neither more nor less. Justice bestows no favors and is no respecter of persons. Justice, as such, shows no pity and knows no mercy. But after justice has been fully satisfied, sovereign grace flows forth. Grace has been defined as the unmerited favor of God. If unmerited, then none can claim it as their inalienable right. If grace is unearned and undeserved, then none are entitled to it. If grace is a gift, then none can demand it. Therefore, as salvation is by grace, the free gift of God - then He bestows it on whom He pleases. Because salvation is by grace, the very chief of sinners is not beyond the reach of Divine mercy. Because salvation is by grace, boasting is excluded, and God gets all the glory. Grace is a divine provision for those who are . . . so depraved, that they cannot change their own nature; so averse from God, that they will not turn to Him; so blind, that they can neither see their malady nor the remedy; so dead spiritually, that God must grant spiritual life. Grace is the sinner's last and only hope; if he is not saved by grace, he will never be saved at all. Grace levels all distinctions, and regards . . . the most zealous religionist - on the same plane as the most heinous criminal; the chaste virgin - on the same plane as the foul prostitute. Therefore God is perfectly free to save the chief of sinners, and bestow His mercy on the vilest of the vile! --Arthur Pink \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Quotes on God’s Grace 1. God's faithfulness performed what His grace promised. Grace drew the covenant - faithfulness keeps it. Grace called us - faithfulness will not cast us off. 2. All who are elect are vessels of grace; all who are regenerate are patterns of grace; all who are saved are monuments of grace; all the work of Heaven is to sing the loud praises of grace. 3. The goodness of God satisfies our emptiness, the mercy of God satisfies our sinfulness, and the grace of God satisfies our unworthiness. --William Mason
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