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  BE STRONG IN THE GRACE
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: Christ's measureless grace is freely given to His people, and
we can experience communion with Him by daily receiving His grace.

Topics: "Grace", "Communion with Christ"
Scripture References: John 1:16, Romans 5:20, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, Philippians 4:19, Colossians 1:27, 2 Timothy 2:1, Hebrews 4:16, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:10

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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that Christ is the abundant source of grace,
which He freely dispenses to His people, much like a reservoir that
supplies water to those in need. He illustrates that grace is not meant
to be hoarded but shared, and every believer has access to the fullness
of grace that flows from Christ. This grace serves various purposes,
including pardon, cleansing, and strengthening, and is a shared
inheritance among all saints. Spurgeon encourages believers to recognize
and utilize this grace daily, fostering a deep communion with Christ as
they draw from His inexhaustible supply. Ultimately, he calls for a bold
approach to receiving grace, akin to taking from one's own resources.

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Christ has grace without measure in Himself, but He hath not retained it
for Himself. As the reservoir empties itself into the pipes, so hath
Christ emptied out His grace for His people. "Of His fulness have all we
received, and grace for grace." He seems only to have in order to
dispense to us. He stands like the fountain, always flowing, but only
running in order to supply the empty pitchers and the thirsty lips which
draw nigh unto it. Like a tree, He bears sweet fruit, not to hang on
boughs, but to be gathered by those who need.

Grace, whether its work be to pardon, to cleanse, to preserve, to
strengthen, to enlighten, to quicken, or to restore, is ever to be had
from Him freely and without price; nor is there one form of the work of
grace which He has not bestowed upon His people. As the blood of the
body, though flowing from the heart, belongs equally to every member, so
the influences of grace are the inheritance of every saint united to the
Lamb; and herein there is a sweet communion between Christ and His
Church, inasmuch as they both receive the same grace.

Christ is the head upon which the oil is first poured; but the same oil
runs to the very skirts of the garments, so that the meanest saint has
an unction of the same costly moisture as that which fell upon the head.
This is true communion when the sap of grace flows from the stem to the
branch, and when it is perceived that the stem itself is sustained by
the very nourishment which feeds the branch. As we day by day receive
grace from Jesus, and more constantly recognize it as coming from Him,
we shall behold Him in communion with us, and enjoy the felicity of
communion with Him. Let us make daily use of our riches, and ever repair
to Him as to our own Lord in covenant, taking from Him the supply of all
we need with as much boldness as men take money from their own purse.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/be-strong-in-the-grace/
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