The words with which Paul concluded this prayer assured him, as they should assure us, that God can answer it. Those words are, “according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” That “grace” provided a plan of salvation. That “grace” brought Jesus Christ to earth. That “grace” opened blind eyes and raised the dead. It beautified a John. It rescued an Augustine. It has worked and still works all the wonders of regeneration and sanctification. No limit can be placed upon its power. It can change the vilest sinner into the holiest saint. It can take the heart of stone and make it the heart of flesh. It can implant in dying man the power of an endless life.

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