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Of those who receive His grace the Lord says:

Introduction to a divine promise of blessing. It is an introductory sentence for a subsequent biblical quotation.

“I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.” Ezekiel 34:26 , A.R.V.

A scriptural promise of showers of blessing from the Lord. The paragraph contains a direct quotation from Ezekiel 34:26.

“On the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:37, 38 , A.R.V.

Christ's invitation to spiritual thirst and the promise of living water flowing from believers. The paragraph consists of a direct quotation from John 7:37, 38.

Those who receive are to impart to others. From every direction are coming calls for help. God calls upon men to minister gladly to their fellow men. Immortal crowns are to be won; the kingdom of heaven is to be gained; the world, perishing in ignorance, is to be enlightened.

Believers are called to impart what they have received to help a perishing world. The paragraph provides direct exhortations regarding Christian duty and service.

“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal.” John 4:35, 36 .

Spiritual readiness and urgency in spiritual harvest. This paragraph consists entirely of a biblical quotation regarding spiritual harvest.