" . . . the God of all grace . . . hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus."
1 Peter 5:10
"The God of all grace." This is an exceeding beautiful title applied to our Father in Heaven. He has justifying grace for all believers, illuminating grace for every seeker, comforting grace for the bereaved, strengthening grace for the weak, sanctifying grace for the unholy, living grace for the pilgrim, and dying grace for the end of the journey. Bring hither the pitchers of your need - the grace of God will perfectly conform itself to each specially shaped sorrow and trial.
The ocean is known by several names according to the shores it washes, but all of it is actually just part of one great flood which makes up two-thirds of the surface of our globe. We speak of the "Seven Seas" but they actually flow into each other. So it is with the grace of God; though each one in distress discovers and admires its special adaptation to his need, it is all part of His boundless love! If there be any virtue, help, and sustenance, it is from Him; for He is truly the God of all grace.
On the Island of Trinidad there is a crater in an extinct volcano which is completely filled with pitch. This asphalt is hard enough for folk to walk upon, although here and there gas escapes in bubbles from its surface. Men dig great chunks from this tar-like lake and load train cars full of it to pave the roads of the world. It is said, however, that no matter how large a hole is made in this Pitch Lake, no cavity will remain after 72 hours, for it immediately fills up from down below. For over 63 years they have been taking shiploads of asphalt out of this crater, yet it never runs empty. They have gone down as far as 280 feet and still they have found this black, gum-like substance bubbling up. There seems to be an unlimited supply. So, too, with God's grace, no matter how great your need, it can't exhaust His love! Put Him to the test today. His grace is sufficient!
"Bread For Each Day"
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