THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE!
" To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved." -Ephesians 1:6 [KJV] When Jacob was about to meet his offended brother Esau, he was greatly afraid and distressed. He sends a present to appease his wrath before he durst venture into his presence. "Peradventure he will accept of me," says he— Genesis 32:20 . Now his hope was not founded on the affection of his brother, but upon the favor which his present should procure. He was not influenced by love, but fear and terror; hence his expectation arose only to a peradventure. So it is natural for sinners to conceive of and act to an offended God. Instead of believing His gospel of free grace, and confiding in His messages of rich mercy in Christ, we are prone to think of sending presents, of doing something to pacify God's wrath, and conciliate His love to us. Some terms of accommodation, some conditions of peace, we naturally think, and we hear many contend for, must be ...