October 1, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"He will give grace and glory." — Psalm 84:11 · KJV

Bounteous is Yahweh in His nature; to give is His delight. His gifts are beyond measure precious, and are given as freely as the light of the sun. He gives grace to His elect because He wills it, to His redeemed because of His covenant, to the called because of His promise, to believers because they seek it, to sinners because they need it. He gives grace abundantly, seasonably, constantly, readily, sovereignly — doubling the value of the gift by the manner of its giving. Grace in all its forms He freely renders to His people: comforting, preserving, sanctifying, directing, instructing, assisting grace He pours generously into their souls without ceasing, and He always will, whatever may happen. Sickness may come, but the Lord will give grace; poverty may befall us, but grace will surely be supplied; death must come, but grace will light a candle at the darkest hour. Reader, how blessed it is, as the years roll round and the leaves begin again to fall, to enjoy such an unfading promise as this: "The Lord will give grace." The little word "and" in this verse is a diamond rivet binding the present to the future: grace and glory always go together. God has married them, and none can divorce them. The Lord will never deny glory to a soul to whom He has freely given to live on His grace; indeed, glory is nothing more than grace in its Sabbath dress — grace in full bloom, grace like autumn fruit, mellow and perfected. How soon we may have glory, none can tell; it may be that before this month of October has run out we shall see the Holy City. But whether the interval be longer or shorter, we shall be glorified before long. Glory — the glory of heaven, the glory of eternity, the glory of Jesus, the glory of the Father — the Lord will surely give to His chosen. Oh, rare promise of a faithful God, two golden links of one heavenly chain: whoever owns grace shall surely glory gain.