So often that is how grace works. Are you ready for that? John Newton said, “Everything is needful that he sends. Nothing can be needful that he withholds.” Think about that for the rest of your life. It’ll do you good. Alec Motyer sees three things in Exodus 19:4–6.3 The sequence of these central elements is extremely important for understanding the whole Bible: 1) The saving acts of the Lord (v. 4) 2) Our response of obedience (v. 5a) 3) The blessing that the obedience brings
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