Hello everyone, We will be live streaming from the church this weekend, looking forward to being back in my pulpit again. Also praying that we will soon be able to meet again in June if the Lord wills. It will be a great blessing to see everyone face to face again. Never lose sight of the truth in the scripture through all that we are going through that the “LORD Reigns!” He is in full control, beloved, and when He has decreed that this virus shall pass it will pass, all we can do is wait until this time comes to pass. Let us rest and repose in our great God and King the Lord Jesus Christ! With much love in Christ, Wayne ***** Psalm 21:1 “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!” ***** The Predestined Moment has not yet struck!
“Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.” Acts 18:9-10
This should be a great encouragement to evangelize, since God has . . .among the vilest of the vile, among the most reprobate, among the most debauched and drunken—an elect people who must be saved!
When you take the Word to them, you do so because God has ordained you to be the messenger of life to their souls, and they must receive it—for so the decree of predestination runs. They are as much redeemed by Christ's blood, as the saints before the eternal throne! They are Christ's property—yet perhaps they are at present, lovers of the ale-house and haters of holiness. But if Jesus Christ has purchased them—He will have them.
God is not unfaithful to forget the price which His Son has paid. He will not allow His substitutionary sacrifice to be in any case—an ineffectual, dead thing. Tens of thousands of redeemed ones are not regenerated yet—but regenerated they must be! This is our comfort when we go forth to them with the quickening Word of God.
Nay, more, these ungodly ones are prayed for by Christ before the throne. "Neither pray I for these alone," says the great Intercessor, "but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;." Poor, ignorant souls, they do not pray for themselves—but Jesus prays for them! Their names are on His breastplate, and before long they must bow their stubborn knee, breathing the penitential sigh before the throne of grace.
The predestined moment has not yet struck! But when it comes, they shall obey—for God will have His own redeemed people! They must obey—for the Spirit is not to be withstood when He comes forth with fullness of His saving power. They must become the willing servants of the living God.
"Thy people (God’s elect) shall be willing in the day of thy power,"
"He (God the Father) shall see of the travail of his (Christ’s) soul, and shall be satisfied." --Charles Spurgeon *****
There Is No Other
There is no other SAVIOR but Christ to look to, no other MEDIATOR between God and me to make use of, no other PHYSICIAN of value for diseased and sin-sick souls to apply unto, no other FOUNTAIN but His blood for polluted souls to wash in and be cleansed, no other CITY OF REFUGE or stronghold for souls sensible of danger to flee unto and be safe, no other to come to as the BREAD OF LIFE where hungry souls may be fed, no other place of REST for those that are weary and heavy laden, nor is there any other where is plenty of all grace and security from every enemy, as in HIM; and therefore, to whom can they have recourse, but unto HIM? --John Gill *****
Would You Be Justified Before GOD?
Then learn one thing! Jesus Christ is ALL in our justification before God! Only through Christ can a sinner have peace with the Holy God. Only by Christ alone can a sinner be accepted and admitted into God’s presence. HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS is the only robe which will cover us. HIS BLOOD is the only mark that will save us from eternal death. HIS NAME is the only name by which we shall obtain an entrance through the gate of eternal glory. I pity those who try to obtain God’s favor by their works; and I sound a clear warning – you are building on sand; you are spending money for that which is not bread; you will hear Him say, “Depart from Me, ye that work iniquity.” But this I know – not one person has ever entered heaven’s courts with any testimony but this: “Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood – to Him be the glory” (Rev. 1:5-6). --Henry Mahan
reading schedule: 10- 2 Kings 10-12 John 1:29-51 11- 2 Kings 13-14 John 2 12- 2 Kings 15-16 John 3:1-18 13- 2 Kings 17-18 John 3:19-36 14- 2 Kings 19-21 John 4:1-30 15- 2 Kings 22-23 John 4:31-54 16- 2 Kings 24-25 John 5:1-24
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