t; for
He has said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee!" The apostle
John was banished to the island of Patmos; but it was the best thing
that could have happened: for if John had not been sent there,
probably we should never have had that grand Book of Revelation.
John could not be separated from his Master.

So it was with this brave martyr, of whom I was speaking. The king
said to him, "Then I will take away your property from you." "You
cannot do that: for my treasure is laid up on high, where you cannot
get at it?" "Then I will kill you." "You can not do that; for I have
been dead these forty years: my life is hid with Christ in God." The
king said, "What are you going to do with such a fanatic as that?"

Let us remember that if we have not grace enough for service, we
have no one to blame but ourselves. We are not straitened in God: He
has abundance of grace to qualify us to work for Him.

MORE TO FOLLOW.

I heard a story about two members of a Church: one was a wealthy
man, and the other was one of those who cannot take care of their
finances--he was always in debt. The rich brother had compassion on
his poor brother. He wanted to give him some money; but he would not
give it to the man all at once: he knew he would not use it
properly. So he sent the amount to the minister, and asked him to
supply the needs of this poor brother. The minister used to send him
a five-dollar bill, and put on the envelope "More to follow." I can
imagine how welcome the gift would be; but the best of all was the
promise--"More to follow." So it is with God: there is always "more
to follow." It is such a pity that we are not ready to be used by
God when He wants to use us.

Dear friends, let me put this question to you: Are you full of
grace? You shake your head. Well, it is our privilege to be _full_.
What is the best way to get full of grace? It is to be emptied of
self. How can we be emptied? Suppose you wish to get the air out of
this tumbler; how can you do it? I will tell you: by pouring water
into the tumbler till it is full to overflowing. That is the way the
Lord empties us of self. He fills us with His grace. "I will pour
water on him that is thirsty." Are you hungering to get rid of your
sinful selves? Then let the Spirit of God come in and fill you. God
is able to do it.

See what He did for John Bunyan--how He made one of the mightiest
instruments for good the world ever saw, out of that swearing
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