On Calvary's tree Jesus paid my indebtedness to God, and God never collects a bill twice. By faith, I have laid my sins on the Lamb of God, and now they are gone forever and ever. I have been bought with a price, with God's own blood that flowed from Jesus' veins. Jesus took my place, He bore my sins, He purchased my ransom, He wept my sorrows, He suffered my stripes, He died my death, and He rose from the dead on the third day for me, He saved my soul. Jesus is my Shepherd, the Lily of my valleys, the Plant of renown, the bright and morning star, and He is my All in All.
Trust now in the cleansing power of the shed bled of Golgotha. Without Christ the Lord you will live an ungodly life, die a miserable death, and go out into an undone Eternity. Your 60-80 years you may spend here on Earth is like 60-80 seconds when compared to Eternity. Mind this Gospel warning, for the wretch that scorns the gospel mandate perishes and meets a fiery Eternity. Confess your sinfulness, look unto Jesus, throw yourself flat on God's mercy.
You must be saved by Blood as a sinner. Saved means to be delivered from danger - The blood of Jesus Christ is the only thing that can deliver you from the danger of your sins. You cannot earn your way to Heaven by trying to change your life. Kind words and charitable deeds cannot atone for your past and future sins. The sins of the tongue, sins of the mind, and sins of the action must all be pardoned by Blood. God's pardoning love and mercy through Jesus' innocent blood is your only way of Safety. At the Cross, God has thrown the doors of His Mercy open wide, and now Jesus will receive whosoever will come and take His free salvation. There is room at the Cross for you, take the safe path, come on to Calvary.
Looking directly unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith. Every unsaved man is a blasted ruin at his very best. His mind is wrong, he easily forgets God, and easily remembers ungodliness. Sin is a poisonous plant within us, that was planted there by Satan in the garden of Eden long ago. Sin grows out from the heart and winds slowly around the soul, poisoning and killing as it goes. A bankrupt man needs money, a sick man needs medicine, and a sinful man needs Jesus. Sin sickens every soul, and the only Remedy and sure cure for your sins is God Incarnate - Christ Jesus Himself. You may have avoided many outward sins, but you have committed the greatest sin a man can commit - you have depended upon your personal morality and not the Righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Look unto Jesus by Faith in His Precious Blood, by Believing in His Promises. Jesus promised that He would save me if I only trusted Him; I believe He is trustworthy and faithful to keep His promises, and that He will do what He says in the Scriptures. You are in need of the Forgiveness of Sins, and you can have full and free Forgiveness, if you will simply come to Jesus by Faith and ask Him for it. No man has ever truly understood the Gospel without divine help from the Holy Ghost. Faith is the gift of God, ask God for more of His Faith.
Jesus lived a life of self-denial, He died a shameful death, and was buried in a sepulcher of humiliation. His hands and feet were wounded, His back was lacerated and torn, He was struck but He never struck back, He carried the Cross to Calvary; He was condemned falsely, but He still said, "Father, forgive them; for they know what they do." Jesus is the balm that will cure your worst sins, He is the Light that will kindle and brighten your darkness, He is the quiet Harbor from the storms of this life. If troubles and trials are wearing you out in body, soul and mind, if you are burdened with want and woe, struggling with temptations; always remember Jesus Himself is your only Help and Hope. Come unto Jesus, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and He will give you Rest. Cast all your cares and burdens upon the Lord Jesus Christ, and He will sustain you, for He cares for you.
Look unto Jesus' lowly birth in Bethlehem. He has no peace or privacy there; Bethlehem was very crowded that night. The first night Jesus spent away from His palace in heaven, He spent in an outhouse among the animals. A few hours after laying aside His majestic crown and heavenly garments, He was wrapped in swaddling clothes in a feeding trough. Jesus took a giant leap from the top of Heaven to the very bottom of this world. The Almighty God took on human flesh; the omnipotent Creator became a helpless baby. The KING OF KINGS became a Jewish peasant. The Lord of glory dwelt in want and penury. *II Corinthians 8:9* The shepherds came and looked upon Jesus; the son of Mary, and the Son of God all in one Person. In that Jewish baby's eye was the look of the Almighty, in His little arm was omnipotence, and in His cry was the voice that would one day wake the dead from their graves.
Look unto Jesus' temptation in the wilderness - He was hungry, tired, lonely and tempted by Satan, but He resisted and triumphed over each devilish temptation one by one by the words of God. The King of heaven was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Jesus being tempted is now able to succor all those who are tempted. He was mistreated and insulted, but He kept on seeking and loving the lost.
Look unto Jesus in His indecent and unfair trials before Caiaphas, Herod and Pilate. Judas betrayed Him for thirty pieces of silver. Peter denied Him. They rushed Him into the judgment hall at two o'clock in the morning; they gave Him no time for counsel or defense; no opportunity for any witnesses; no one was there to speak a good word for Him; for his disciples had forsook Him. The Sanhedrin found Him guilty of blasphemy. The Best Friend this world ever had, He had no friends that night. The ruthless priests and soldiers slapped Him in the mouth and jeered at Him. They cried, "Away with Him!" They lied about Him, falsely accused Him, and twisted His speech. His trials before the religious crowd and the world's crowd were pure injustice.
Look unto Jesus suffering the punishment due to your sins on the Cross. See Him in the garden of Gethsemane praying with bitter tears and bloody sweat. The darkest day this world has ever seen was when God Incarnate was crucified to save sinners. The full weight of divine justice fell on Jesus that day, because He was bearing your sins in His own body. At high noon, the sun was eclipsed. God turned out the lights of this world when His Son was dying on Calvary. A man's last hours are normally kept sacred no matter how much he is hated, but Jesus was mocked and howled at until His last breath. The religious crowd, the vicious mob, and the vile soldiers stood by the Cross making faces and scoffing at Him to the bitter end. The howling multitude jeered Him as He suffered and wagged their heads. Jesus died for me; the Good for the bad; the Kind for the mean, the Infinite for the finite; the Just for the unjust; the holy Creator for the sinful creature.
In Jesus' last few hours, He was not left alone or given any peace. They reviled Him to His last breath; they came up close and took out their revenge right to His face. Man's hatred and hell's mockery tormented Him all that day. Look unto Calvary now - look at what your sins did to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Crucified Creator. Jesus' face was bathed with tears, and His body was covered in blood because of your transgressions. Jesus could not do more for you than He has done; He could not pay a bigger price. Count His wounds, gaze at His suffering, notice His stripes, view His blood, see what your sins cost Him there. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
The Lamb of God came to earth from the royalties of heaven, and was born in a reeking cattle born in Bethlehem; God Almighty was born at Bethlehem as a Jewish baby. He was raised in Nazareth, and lived for some 33 years in poverty and obscurity; He went about doing good with no thought of recompense or reward; He patiently took the jeering, false accusations, ridicule, and the continual contradiction of sinners against Himself; He was spit upon, buffeted, and then yielded Himself up to the shameful and tormenting death of the Cross, where JEHOVAH'S wrath crushed His spirit till His heart was broken and melted within Him like wax. *Psalm 22:13-15*
Christ Jesus, God manifest in the flesh, is so good, so loving, so compassionate, please trust your soul with Him today. Full pardon is available right now for the vilest men, if they will only trust to Jesus, whose atoning blood can instantly wash away the foulest crimes against God. For the mere asking, if your asking be in earnest, and you throw everything into your asking, you will receive eternal life from Jesus Himself. Jesus will give your sinful soul present life and eternal life on the spot, if you will sincerely call upon His name. When Jesus pardons a sinner, he is fully forgiven, there is no half-work about it.
Men today give many frivolous excuses for not coming to and receiving Jesus Christ; their main problem is that they will not come to Jesus that they might have life, simply because they love sin, and not the right. With the most loving invitation and the kindest tenderness, Jesus invites you to come to Him today. When you realize how great your sins are before God, you will begin to cry out to Jesus for Mercy. The best and safest thing to do with Jesus is to take and receive Him into your heart by Faith in His Precious Blood. Unforgiven soul, go now in earnest prayer and knock heartily at Mercy's gate, cry out for Help from the depths of your soul, expect Help, and plead for God's free mercy through Jesus' Atoning Blood. God be merciful to me a sinner for Jesus' sake. O God, I am so sinful, I want to quit my sins, please change my life, I am such a mess, renew my mind, help me to repent of my foolishness.
