Now, we're turning to Acts chapter 20, verse 32 will be my text. Acts 20, 32. And now, brethren, I commend you, I give you to God. He's saying, I'm leaving, you're going to see my face no more, and I'm pointing you to God, who is God. And not only that, to the word of His grace. To the word of His grace. His grace. His sovereign mercy in Christ Jesus. And He says, which is able. Able. God is able. God is able to do all things according to His own purpose and will. God is able. He's able to build you up, able to save you, able to keep you, able to make us new creatures in Christ Jesus. God is able. And furthermore, He says to give you an inheritance. To give you an inheritance among all them. All them have an inheritance. And you know, all believers sanctified in Christ Jesus. They all have the same inheritance. Same, it's equal. It's an equal inheritance and it's Christ. He is our reward. He is our eternal inheritance. Now, Paul's final words to these believers at Ephesus. They knew this is the last time they see this beloved preacher of God's gospel. They knew that, and Paul knew that he faced them for the last time. Now, if you knew right now that this would be the last sermon that you'd ever hear, would you sit up and pay a little bit closer attention? If you knew today that this would be the last sermon you would ever hear, would you listen a little bit closer? What if I knew right now that this would be the last sermon that I'll ever preach? And one day it will be. One day I'll preach the last sermon. Would I preach it if I knew? Would I preach it with a little more zeal, a little more fire, a little more earnestness? Well, I hoped that I would. It reminds me of two preachers of the past who said this concerning this chapter, Robert Hawker. Some of you have some of his commentary. He said this, he that preacheth should preach as though it was his last sermon, and they who hear as though they should hear no more. Another preacher of the past named Richard Baxter said this, and I quoted this at my dad's funeral out there in Salt Lake City amongst the Mormon Chapel, which I stood and tried to declare the grace of God in Christ Jesus best I could. I told him, I said, I preach as one who may never preach again, and certainly I'll never preach there again. Although I invited that Mormon bishop to invite me back, but he never was interested. I preach as one who may never preach again, said Richard Baxter. I preach as a dying man, But I preach also unto dying men, who may never hear again. So, take heed, listen. No wonder the Apostle James said, Be swift to hear and slow to speak. We ought to be willing and ready to hear God's gospel, His Word, His truth. Now, from verse 32, And now, brethren, here's my word to you. This is my last sermon to you, as far as I know. I may never be back again. The Lord will and I will, but I don't know for sure what tomorrow holds. I may meet a Mack truck out here on 23 going north, and I may never preach again here. But that's in God's hand. But my word to you right now, I could feel comfortable in my heart if I knew this was my last sermon I could feel comfortable in my heart to give you the instruction that the Apostle Paul gave these elders at Ephesus. I point you to God. I commend you to God who is God. Beside Him there is no other. What better instruction could any servant of God give unto believers than to point them to the living God? The living and true God. This word here where he says, I commend you, this word here means to place with someone, to entrust them with someone, to commit them to someone, and to put them near. I commend you to God who is God. It's interesting, if you'll hold your place there and find Luke 23, Luke 23. It's interesting that the last words of the Lord Jesus Christ on Calvary's cross, He uses this same word here. In Luke chapter 23, look at verse 46. Luke 23, verse 46, And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Having said thus, He gave up the spirit. I commend you to God. Turn back over here to Acts chapter 14. Acts chapter 14, when Paul went back and revisited some of those early places where he preached in Lystra and Iconium and Antioch. In Acts 14 verse 22, confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith that we must, through much tribulation, enter into the kingdom of God. And when they had ordained them elders in every church and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they believed. My friend, I point you to God, the Almighty Sovereign God who is God. I commend you to God and to the Word of His grace. I commend you, I entrust you and point you to God who is God our Savior. who is the only just God and Savior, who is almighty to save. Now hold your place there. He's almighty to save. Turn to Isaiah 63. He's almighty to save. Isaiah 63, 1. He's able to save to the uttermost all that come to God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. Isaiah 63, 1. I point you to God who is almighty to save. Look what he says there, Isaiah 63, who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra? This that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength, I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. He's mighty to save. I point you to the one who has all salvation, all blessings in himself, in Christ Jesus. Turn back to Isaiah 45. No wonder the wise prophet instructed of God, says and writes as God writes through him. He's the only just God and Savior. Verse 21 of Isaiah 45, Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth. I am God, and there is no other. I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear, Surely shall one say, In the Lord have I righteousness and strength. Even to him shall men come, and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory." I point you to God who is God. He is God our Savior. I point you to Him who is Almighty to save. Secondly, I commend you to God. who is not only Almighty to save, but who is faithful to all of His promise. He's faithful to all of His promise. Find Romans chapter 4. He's faithful to all that He has promised. In Joshua 23, 14, if you want to jot this down, Joshua 23, 14, the last words of Joshua, he says this, speaking of all that God had promised Israel, he said, there has not been one promise that failed that did not come to pass. And that's true. Of all that God has promised, exceeding great and precious promises, not one jot or tittle has failed. Look what it says here in Romans chapter 4. Speaking of Abraham, he staggered not, verse 20, at the promise of God that was through unbelief, that was strong in faith, strong faith giving glory to God, being fully persuaded that what he had promised Boy, He's able. I point you to God who was able to perform all things for us. He's able to perform all things for us. As a matter of fact, He's performed all salvation for us. Don't turn. Let me just read this Psalm to you here. In Psalm 57, verse 2, I'll cry unto God Most High, unto God that performeth all things for me. That's good news. I point you to God who is almighty to save. I commend you to Him who is almighty to save, who is faithful to all of His promise. I point you to God who is merciful. He delights to show mercy. Find Exodus chapter 33. Exodus chapter 33. I point you to God who is merciful. Exodus 33. For all that Moses had seen in the mighty power and working of God, he stood and watched the Red Sea divide. And God said, Stand still and behold the salvation of God. But he says this, Lord, show me your glory. Exodus 33, 17. Verse 18, he said, I beseech thee, Lord, show me your glory. And he said, I will make All my goodness pass before thee. I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious. I and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. There is sovereign mercy, but my friend, he said, I will show mercy. You know, God's greatest glory, when Moses asked him, Lord, show me your glory. God's greatest glory is my greatest need. I need mercy. I need mercy. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy. God saved us. I point you to God who is almighty to save. I point you to this One who is faithful to all of His promise. Not one jot or tale of His Word will fail. I point you to God who is merciful. I will have mercy. Do you need mercy? I do. My friend, I'm a mercy beggar at the throne of God's grace. I point you to the one who is the God of all grace. Turn over here to 1 Peter 5. I am God, beside me there is none other. 1 Peter chapter 5. I point you to the one who is the God of all grace. Look what he says right here. 1 Peter chapter 5 verse 10. But the God of all grace who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that you have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you to Him, be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. He is a God of all grace. This is the one to whom I point you to this afternoon. The God of all grace, who is able to supply all our need according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus. Now turn to this Scripture. Philippians chapter 4, who is able to supply all our need. You know I'm a needy creature. Do you realize that you're a needy creature? You have need of mercy, need of forgiveness, you have need of a righteousness, you have need of pardon, forgiveness, redemption, deliverance, all these things. And we can't meet our need. But the good news of the gospel is that He gives us all we need to stand before Him justified. And notice how this is written. Philippians 4, 19. Philippians 4, 19. Now oftentimes this verse is quoted wrong. But notice what it says here. This is a God that Paul says, I commend you to. My God shall supply all your need. Notice that singular. All my need is wrapped up in Christ. Everything I need is Christ. According to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus the Lord. He's able to meet all our need. Able to supply abundantly. abundantly supply all our needs. He is Jehovah Jireh. Who is Jehovah Jireh? You remember the story in Genesis chapter 22 when God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac and he laid Isaac out on the altar and raised the knife and about to take his son's life and God stayed his hand and said, Now I know you believe me. You have not withheld thy son. And God stayed his hand and provided a substitute. That ram caught in the thicket. And he said, My God is Jehovah Jireh. He will provide. I tell you who was glad for the substitute that day. Isaac and Abraham. Oh, I tell you. Thank God for the gospel of substitution. God made him sin for us. The just dying for the unjust. that we might be brought unto God, able to supply all our needs. I point you to this One who is God, Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Sidcanu, the Lord our Righteousness. I point you to this One. I commend you to God who is all-powerful and sovereign to keep. Turn to I Peter chapter 1. He is almighty to keep. You see, He doesn't save us by His grace and then turn us loose to keep ourselves. That's Tommy Rot. That's Tomfoolery. God saves us. That's the old English term. That's the old English preachers, what they called Tomfoolery. Kind of hit close to me because that's my name. But I hope I can tell you the truth as it is in Christ Jesus and not Tomfoolery. But we are kept by the power of God. First Peter chapter 1. First Peter chapter 1 verse 5. It says, I commend you to God who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed at the last time. I commend you to God who is able to save, and my friend, He's able to keep you from falling. And not only that, but to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. I point you to this One who is God. I commend you to God who has all wisdom to direct us. You need direction? I do. Turn to Psalm 37. We need direction. We need wisdom. God has all wisdom to direct us. James the Apostle said, if any man lack wisdom, and we do, let him despair. No, let him ask God, who gives generously to his people. Notice, if you will, Psalm 37. God who has all wisdom to direct us, Psalm 37, look at verse 23. You see verse 23? The steps of a righteous man are ordered of God. He has all wisdom to direct us. There is no reckless fate here. No fickle chance rules the life of a believer. Our every step is a subject of God's divine decree. All our life is graciously ordained in His loving kindness. All is settled, fixed, and maintained. No wonder Paul said, and we know. Sometimes I wonder if we really do. And we know, we say these things, I wonder if we really believe it. And we know that all things work together for good. How about when you're flat on your back, body eaten up with cancer? Can you say, we know that all things work together for good to them who love God, to them who are the called according to God's purpose? Can we say it then? We say it now. Do we believe it? I pray that we do. All things are ordered of God for His glory and our good. Now, my friend, I commend you to God. I commend you to God. This is good instruction. Back to the text. Acts 20. Have you got your place there? Number 2. Furthermore, he said, I commend you to the word of His grace. You see verse 32? I commend you to God And then I commend you to the Word of His grace. What is the Word of His grace? I believe it's twofold. It's His written Word. His written Word is the Word of His grace. The Word of His grace. The Gospel of God's grace. The Gospel of God concerning Christ. Back to Acts chapter 14. Look at this here. We see this similar statement here. Acts 14 verse 1. He said, I, and it came to pass in Iconium, Acts 14, 1, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude, both of Jews and also of Greeks, believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and made their minds evil-affected against the gospel, against the brethren. Long time, therefore, abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of His grace." You see that? of His grace. It's the same as, turn to 1 Thessalonians 2 verse 13. The word of His grace is the gospel of His grace. The gospel of God concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. It's synonymous with this, 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. It's called here the word of God. The word of God. 1 Thessalonians chapter 2 verse 13. For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because when you receive the Word of God, we receive the Word of God, which you heard of us, you receive it not as the Word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe it, receive it, rejoice in it. The Gospel of God, the Word of His grace, is synonymous with the Word of God. Faith come by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God, the message of God. It's the same as what Paul says over here in Romans 10. Turn over there. Romans chapter 10. I commend you to God and to the Word of His grace. The Word of His grace. The same as the Word of God. It's the same as the Word of Faith. Romans 10. Look at verse 4. For Christ is the end of the law, for righteousness to everyone that believeth. He's a fulfillment of it. Our Lord said, I didn't come to destroy the law, I came to fulfill it. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, that the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh this way, say not in your heart, who shall ascend to heaven? That is to bring Christ down from above. Or who shall descend into the deep? That is to bring up Christ again from the dead. But what saith it? The word of faith. But what saith it? That is the righteousness which is of faith speaketh this way. The word is nigh thee even in thy mouth, in thy heart. That is the word of faith which we preach. The word of faith. Without faith it's impossible to please God. True saving faith that's born of the Word of God points us to the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the author and finisher of our faith. Now find Ephesians chapter 1. It's the same. This Word of His grace is the same as the Word of God, the Word of faith. It's called here in Ephesians chapter 1, the Word of Truth. The Word of Truth that points us to Christ who is truth personified. Ephesians chapter 1, look at verse 13, "...in whom you also trusted after you heard the word of..." What? Truth. You heard the word of truth. The truth about God, the truth about sin, the truth about salvation, the truth about Christ, His work, the gospel of your salvation, "...in whom also after you believed you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise." It's the Word of Truth. Our Lord said, you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. The Word of Truth. Not only that, it's the same as the Word of Righteousness that's talked about and written about in Hebrews chapter 5. Don't turn. But this Gospel of His grace and the Word of His grace tells us how God can be just and justify the ungodly. How God by His sovereign grace imputes, gives, reckons righteousness to us without works. It's the Word of His righteousness. It's the Word of reconciliation as well. Turn over here to II Corinthians 5. Synonymous with the Word of His grace. The Word of His grace. It's the Word of God. It's the Word of truth. It's the Word of faith. It's the word of righteousness. It's the word of reconciliation. II Corinthians 5, look at verse 19, "...to wit..." To wit means namely that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, "...not imputing their trespasses unto them, and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." God was in Christ, reconciling us unto Himself. What happened in Adam? Separation. What happened in Christ, crucified? Reconciliation. He is the mediator of that covenant. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ as though God did beseech you by us, we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. Upon this foundation, verse 21, God made him sin for us. Those words to be are added, God made him sin for us. who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." This is the Word of reconciliation. This is the Word of His grace. I commend you to His Word! The Word of God written. And it's the Word of His salvation. Turn to Acts 13, 26. Acts 13, 26. It's the Word of salvation. How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? It's appointed unto men once to die after that judgment. But in Christ Jesus, there is no condemnation to those who are in Him. In Acts 13, the first sermon that the Apostle Paul had liberty to preach in verse 26 of Acts 13, notice he said, "...men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent." I want to hear that. I want to hear the Word of God's salvation, how there's salvation in no other than Christ Himself. So it is a written Word that Paul says, I commend you to the Word of His grace, the Word of truth, the Word of God, the Word of righteousness, the Word of reconciliation, the Word of salvation. And then secondly, it is a Word, the living Word, the incarnate Word. Turn to John chapter 1. Not only the written, inspired, God-given Word, but also, I commend you to the Word of His grace. Through the Word of His grace. The Gospel of God's grace revealed in Christ Jesus. He is the Word of God's grace. Look at John 1, 14. And the Word, notice capital W-O-R-D. The Word was made flesh. Who is this Word? Verse 1 says, "...in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, the same was in the beginning with God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the own begotten of the Father." Now watch this, full of grace and truth. Now read on, look at verse 15, don't leave me here. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake. He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for he is before me." He is the eternal Christ. Now look at this, verse 16, "...of his fullness have we, have all we received grace for grace." Now what's he saying there? The only reason for grace is grace. Grace because of grace. And it's because of His fullness that we have grace. Through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved. This is the word of His grace. I commend you to the word of His grace, the Lord Jesus. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. In Him dwelleth all the fullness of a Godhead bodily. Can we find that? Where is that at? Colossians 2, turn over there. Colossians 2, verse 9 and 10. For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of a Godhead bodily. And you are complete in Him. Complete. Nothing need be added. Christ is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. He's everything to the believer. And we are complete in Him. This is the word of His grace. I commend you to God. See what He's saying here? Now look back at the text again. Here's my third point. I commend you to God. I give you to God who is God. I appoint you to Him. I am not shunned in declaring to you all the counsel of God concerning God's revealed will in salvation. How that Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners of whom I am the chief one. He came to save me. I commend you to God. I commend you to the word of His grace. The testimony of the gospel of the grace of God. And then thirdly, he says this, which is able. God is able, His grace is able to build you up. Not puff you up with pride. Not to exalt the flesh and to cause you to grow in self-righteousness, but able to build you up. This Word of His grace We are to desire the sin-seer milk of the Word that we might grow thereby. The Word of God nourishes our soul, strengthens us inwardly. He's able to build you up, to give you confidence and assurance. In who? In yourself? No, able to build you up and give you confidence and assurance in Christ our Lord, our Savior. that make you rooted and grounded and build up in Him. The Lord Jesus Christ is the building. He is the building. Let me say this, the Lord Jesus Christ, the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are His creation. We are of His making. He made us. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus. He's able to build you up. Turn over here to 1 Corinthians. 1 Corinthians chapter 3. The church of the Lord Jesus Christ is His creation. It's His building. He's able to build us up. He's able to put us in the building and to maintain us and to cause us to grow in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. I Corinthians chapter 3, look at verse 9. We are laborers together with God. You are God's building. You are God's tillage. We are that good ground prepared by God. And we are God's building. Our Lord said, I'll build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against that. We are of His making, His doing. He's able to build us up, put us on the foundation, the Lord Jesus alone. Turn to I Peter chapter 2. The word of His gospel, the Lord Jesus is able to build you up. give you confidence and assurance in Christ Jesus, to give you a real true hope. Not a flimsy, I hope, I hope, I hope, but a good hope through grace in Christ Jesus. You are of His building, His making, His creation. I Peter 2. I Peter 2, look at verse 5. Look at verse 3. I Peter 2, 3. If so, you've tasted that the Lord is gracious, to whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God and precious, you also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Now watch this. Wherefore also it's contained in Scripture, in Isaiah 28, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect and precious, He that believeth on Him shall not be confounded, shall not be ashamed, will never be forced to flee from this foundation. Unto you therefore which believe, He is precious. You see, my friend, the Gospel of God's grace saves us to the uttermost, but also establishes us in the way of grace in Christ Jesus. Don't turn, but let me just read this Scripture to you. This is found in Hebrews 13. Look what it says right here. Hebrews 13, 8, Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today and forever, be not carried about with divers and strains doctrine, for it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace, with grace, not with meats which have not profited them that have occupied their end. So it's a good thing that we be established with works, With what? Grace. Grace and grace alone. The grace of God and this grace of God and this God of grace. The grace of God and the God of grace is able to build you up and establish you and give you confidence in Christ Jesus. And then lastly it says this, to give you an inheritance. To give you an inheritance and make you an heir of God. Now here's the fourth point. His Word, His Gospel, the Lord Himself is fully able and willing to give His people, this church bought with His blood, sanctified by the Spirit of God, sanctified by His power, by the one offering, you're all sanctified by that one offering in Christ Jesus, His blood, His grace, it's His grace who has made us to differ, and to give you an inheritance. To give you an inheritance. This is the inheritance of grace. The old timers call it the whole inheritance of grace in Christ Jesus. Not obtained by the works of the law, is it? By the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified. Not obtained by the industry of the flesh, but wholly it's the inheritance of grace. Now back, something about this inheritance that you're going to be interested in. Hebrews chapter 9. Turn back over there. I'll give you four things about this inheritance of grace. Hebrews chapter 9. Hebrews chapter 9. Look at verse 15. For this cause, He is the mediator of the new covenant, that by means of death, verse 15, Hebrews 9, for the redemption of transgression that were under the first testament, that they which are called might receive the promise of eternal. We have an eternal inheritance. It's not something that's temporary. It's not something that wears out. It's not something that at one time will be diminished. It's an eternal inheritance that we have in Christ Jesus. Not only that, it's eternal, but it's incorruptible. Turn back to 1 Peter chapter 1. It's incorruptible. It's incorruptible. This is the whole inheritance of grace that He freely gives. God who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely, freely give us all things? I Peter chapter 1, verse 3, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Now, what does that say there? What kind of inheritance is that? To inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, that fades not away, that's reserved in glory for you. He gives us all grace now and all glory hereafter. So, it's an eternal inheritance. It's an incorruptible inheritance. God is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance. That's what I need. In Adam, I lost everything. In Adam, sin abounded. In Christ, grace does much more abound in Him. Turn to Romans 8. Romans 8. This is a glorious inheritance. And you know what? There's equality here in this inheritance. It's the inheritance not of works. It's the inheritance of grace. Romans chapter 8. Christ is our inheritance. Christ is our reward. Romans 8. Look at verse 14. For as many as be led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father, dear Father. The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Beloved and heir are we sons of God. And if children then heirs, heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ, if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon, this is what I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us." It's a glorious inheritance. And we're all glorified together. in Christ Jesus, glorified together in the heavenlies in Christ. We're all blessed with all spiritual blessing. All believers are blessed with all spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus. Now, to this inheritance, now look at this here. Turn to Colossians chapter 1. This inheritance is eternal. It's incorruptible. There's equality in it. It's a glorious inheritance. Who has made us fit? Who has made us qualified for this inheritance? Look what it says here. Colossians chapter 1, giving thanks, verse 12. Oh, we give thanks. Give thanks unto the Father who has made us meet, and that word there is fit, to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, in Christ. who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son, in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. We give thanks to the Father who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in Christ Jesus." And it's all, turn back a few pages to Ephesians chapter 1, and it's all according to his own Purpose this inheritance we have that's eternal incorruptible glorious and He's made us fit. It's all by his purpose notice Ephesians chapter 1 Look verse 10 that is in dispensations of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ both which are in heaven which are on the earth even in him in whom also we have obtained Now notice what it says there. We have obtained. It doesn't say we've earned. It doesn't say we've observed. We deserve this. We've obtained an inheritance. Being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will, that we should be to the praise of His glory who first trusted in Christ. In this same chapter, look at verse 17, Ephesians 1, 17, "...that the God," he prays for them, "...that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints." and what is exceeding greatness of His power to us who believe according to the working of His mighty power." Now look back at the text again. And now, brethren, I commend you to God. I commend you to the Word of His grace, written, living, the living Word and the Word preached. I commend you to that Word. And this God and His grace and His Word is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. Who are those that are sanctified? Turn to John chapter 10. Sanctified by God the Father? John chapter 17 is what I want. John 17. Look what he says here. sanctify them through Thy truth, Thy Word is truth." It's the truth that set us free in Christ Jesus. I pray the Lord to bless that Word, the gospel of His grace. Bless that to our encouragement and to increase our faith in Christ Jesus.