yes of those boys sparkled as they saw this
beautiful oil, fresh from the hand of the Creator. The woman went
and told the man of God what had happened; he said to her, "Go, sell
the oil, and pay thy debt; and live thou and thy children off the
rest." That is grace for the present, and for the future. "As thy
days so shall thy strength be." You will have grace not only to
cover all your sins, but to carry you right into glory. Let the
grace of God into your heart; and He will bring you safely through.

Let me close by quoting the words of an old prayer: "God give us
grace to see our need of grace; give us grace to ask for grace; give
us grace to receive grace; give us grace to use the grace we have
received."

"Grace taught my soul to pray,
And pardoning love to know;
'Twas grace that kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.

Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise!"

CHAPTER VII.

GRACE FOR SERVICE.

"FOR the grace of God that bringeth salvation to all men hath
appeared; teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,
we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present
world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us,
that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a
peculiar people, zealous of good works."

In this wonderful passage we see grace in a threefold aspect: grace
that bringeth salvation; grace for holy living; and grace for
service. I have had three red-letter days in my experience: the
first was, when I was converted; the next was when I got my lips
opened, and I began to confess Christ; the third was, when I began
to work for the salvation of others.

I think there are a great many who have got to the first stage; some
have got to the second; very few have got to the third. This is the
reason, I believe, why the world is not reached.

Many say they are anxious to "grow in grace." I do not think they
ever will, until they go out into the harvest field and begin to
work for others. We are not going to have the grace we need to
qualify us for work until we launch out into the deep, and begin to
use the abilities and the opportunities we already possess. Many
fold their arms, and wait for the grace of God to come to them; but
we do not get