Matchless and Incomparable Riches of Free Grace
God's free grace offers hope, comfort, and blessings to all, regardless of past sins or current struggles.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes the boundless nature of God's free grace, which offers hope and comfort even to the worst of sinners. He explains that this grace exists for God's glory, to prevent human boasting, and to ensure that blessings are secure for all believers. Brooks encourages despairing souls to abandon their hopelessness and embrace the life-giving waters of grace, regardless of their past sins or current fears. He highlights that true happiness and blessedness come not from our works but solely from God's grace.
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God will have all blessings and happiness to flow from His free grace:
(1.) that the worst of sinners may have strong grounds for hope and comfort;
(2.) for the praise of His own glory;
(3.) that vain man may not boast;
(4.) that our mercies and blessings may be sure to us.
Truly, seeing all happiness and blessedness comes in a way of free grace, and not in a way of doing, not in a way of works, you should arise, O despairing souls! and cast off all despairing thoughts, and drink of the waters of life freely, Rev. 21:6; Rev. 22:18. What though your heart is dead, and hard, and sad; what though your sins be many, and your fears great. Yet behold! Here is glorious grace, rich grace, wondrous grace, matchless and incomparable riches of free grace spread before you.
Sermon Outline
- The Purpose of Free Grace
- The Source of Free Grace
- The Call to Receive Free Grace
- Cast off despairing thoughts and drink of the waters of life freely
- Regardless of past sins or current fears
Key Quotes
“What though your heart is dead, and hard, and sad; what though your sins be many, and your fears great. Yet behold! Here is glorious grace, rich grace, wondrous grace, matchless and incomparable riches of free grace spread before you.” — Thomas Brooks
“You should arise, O despairing souls! and cast off all despairing thoughts, and drink of the waters of life freely,” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- You can receive God's free grace by casting off despairing thoughts and drinking of the waters of life freely.
- God's glorious, rich, and wondrous grace is available to you, regardless of your past or current struggles.
- God's free grace gives you strong grounds for hope and comfort, even in the midst of great fears and many sins.