BENEFITS OF GRACE

By A. W. Tozer

But now in Christ Jesus . .. ye are made nigh by the blood of
Christ.                                - Ephesians 2:12

      Only a believing Christian can testify, "I am a
sinner - saved by the grace of God!" But that is not the
whole story.  All that we have is cut of His grace.

      Jesus Christ, the eternal Word who became flesh and
dwelt among us, is the open channel through whom God
moves to provide all the benefits He gives, both to saints
and to sinners - yes, even to sinners!

      Even though you may still be unconverted and going
your own way, you have received much out of the ocean
of His fullness. You have received the pulsing life that
beats in your bosom.

      You have received the brilliant mind and the brain
without which you could not function. You have received
a memory that strings the events you cherish as a jeweler
strings pearls into a necklace.

      When we say to an unbelieving man, "Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ," we are actually saying to him: "Believe
on the One who sustains you and upholds you and who
has given you life.  Believe in the One who pities you and
spares you and keeps you.  Believe on the One out of
whom you came!"
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Yours in Christ,
Paul N. F.