Light, grace, and glory
This promise I come, lastly, to explain. And how encouraging a consideration this is: whoever you are who obey his call, you cannot seek his face in vain. If even now you awake and arise from the dead, he has bound himself to give you light. The Lord shall give you grace and glory, the light of his grace here, and the light of his glory when you receive the crown that does not fade away. Your light shall break forth as the morning, and your darkness be as the noon-day. God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, shall shine in your heart, to give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
On those who fear the Lord shall the sun of righteousness arise, with healing in his wings. And in that day it shall be said to you, Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For Christ shall reveal himself in you. And he is the true light.
God is light, and will give himself to every awakened sinner who waits for him. And you shall then be a temple of the living God, and Christ shall dwell in your heart by faith. And, being rooted and grounded in love, you shall be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, of that love of Christ which passes knowledge.
1771 text
III.) 1. This promise I come, lastly, to explain. And how encouraging a consideration is this, that whosoever thou art who obeyest his call, thou canst not seek his face in vain. If thou even now awakest and arisest from the dead, he hath bound himself to give thee light. The Lord shall give thee grace and glory; the light of his grace here, and the light of his glory, when thou receivest the crown that fadeth not away. Thy light shall break forth as the morning, and thy darkness be as the noon-day. God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, shall shine in thy heart; to give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. On them that fear the Lord shall the sun of righteousness arise, with healing in his wings. And in that day it shall be said unto thee, Arise, shine: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For Christ shall reveal himself in thee. And he is the true light.
2. God is light, and will give himself to every awakened sinner, that waiteth for him: and thou shalt then be a temple of the living God, and Christ shall dwell in thy heart by faith: and being rooted and grounded in love, thou shalt be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and heighth of that love of Christ which passeth knowledge.
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Catalogue & scope
Sermon 3 in the 1771 Works. Charles Wesley preached it at Oxford, 4 April 1742. Ephesians 5:14.
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