ALWAYS MORE TO FOLLOW
C. H. Spurgeon had an illustration he would use to depict ‘grace’.
A large sum of money was given to a man called Rowland Hill; His job was to distribute the money to a particular Christian pastor. Thinking that the amount was too much to send all at once, Hill forwarded just a portion along with a note that said simply, "More to follow."
In a few days the man received another envelope containing the same amount and with the same message, "More to follow."
At regular intervals, there came a third, and a fourth. In fact, they continued, along with those uplifting words, until the entire sum had been received.
C. H. Spurgeon used this story to illustrate God’s grace:
"When God forgives our sins, there’s more forgiveness to follow. He justifies us in the righteousness of Christ, but there’s more to follow. He adopts us into His family, but there’s more to follow. He prepares us for heaven, but there’s more to follow. He gives us grace, but there’s more to follow. He helps us to old age, but there’s still more to follow."
Spurgeon concluded, "Even when we arrive in the world to come, there will still be more to follow."