"No pause, no change those pleasures Shall ever seek to know; The draught that lulls our thirsting But wakes that thirst anew." Or, again, look at that blessed "law of circuit" spoken of in another way by one who has indeed been enlightened by a light "above the sun" in every sense of the word, in 2 Cor. ix. It is not the circling of winds or waters, but of "grace" direct from the blessed God Himself. Mark the perfection stamped upon it both by its being a complete circle--never ending, but returning again to its Source,--and by the numerical stamp of perfection upon it in its seven distinct parts (or movements) as shown by the sevenfold recurrence of the word "all," or "every," both coming from the same Greek word. 1. "God is able to make _all_ grace abound unto you." There is an inexhaustible _source_. We may come and come and come again, and never find _that_ fountain lowered by all our drafts upon it. Sooner, far sooner, should the ocean be emptied by a teacup than infinite "power" and "love" be impoverished by all that His saints could draw from Him. _All_ grace. 2. "That ye _always_." There is no moment when this circle of blessing need stop flowing. It is ever available. No moment--by day or night, in the quiet of the closet or in the activities of the day's duties, when in communion with friends or in the company of foes,--when that grace is not available. At _all_ times. 3. "Having _all_ sufficiency"--perfect competence to meet just the present emergency. A sufficiency, let us mark, absolutely independent of Nature's resources,--a sufficiency beautifully illustrated by "unlearned and ignorant" Peter and John in the presence of the learned Sanhedrim. Let us rejoice and praise God as we trace these three glorious links in this endless chain of blessing. _All_ sufficiency. 4. "In _all_ things" (or "in every way"). It is no matter from what side the demand may come, this precious grace is there to meet it. Is it to deal with another troubled anxious soul, where human wisdom avails nothing? Divine wisdom and tact shall be supplied. Courage if danger presents itself, or "all long-suffering with joyfulness" if afflictions tear the heart. In _all_ things. 5. "May abound to _every_ good work." Now filled to the brim, and still connected with an inexhaustible supply, the vessel _must_ overflow, and that on every side. No effort, no toil, no weariness, no drawing by mechanical means from a deep well; but the grace-filled heart, abiding (and that is the only condition) in complete dependence upon its God, naturally overflows on every side--to _all_ good work.