Snippets of Truth 7

We must sow the seed of the words of God, but God must send the rain of His blessing and give the increase.  Study the words of God with care, attention and constancy, and with dependence upon the Spirit's illumination that you may understand the Bible correctly.  Fully trust the Lamb of God now; give up trusting in what you mean to do.  Trust Christ wholly - His wounds, blood, and righteousness; on these rest your soul.  All of your sins can be blotted out, the whole list, down on your face at the Cross.  Most men go to Hell by thinking little things of Christ.  This is Salvation - to have your inward nature changed, to be made a new creature in Christ through faith in Christ's Blood.  Every getting ready for Christ is coming the wrong way.

Whose approval are you trying to gain, God or man?  Whose fellowship do you enjoy the most, the Holy Creator or sinful man?  The Lord Jesus Christ is everything I ever wanted and need.  When I start talking about Him, I just go on and on and on.  He's the answer to my prayer and the song in my heart.  Every day that passes by I only love Him more.  He's the one who laid down His life for me.  Jesus is everything to me.  I have nothing of my own to bring to the Cross but my sins.  I have no other dependence but upon the Blood and Righteousness of God manifest in the flesh.  Utter, entire dependence upon the Holy Spirit for strength to do right is vital.

We can do nothing, absolutely nothing, until the Holy Spirit moves and works.  Simply depend on Jesus by a living faith in His Blood.  Depend simply and wholly upon the naked promises of Scripture; believing that God can do His work and perform His words.  Resting by simple faith upon the providence and goodness of God.  The most healthy state is to always be empty, always depending upon the Lord Jesus Christ for His supplies, to be poor always in self and rich in Jesus, weak personally but mighty through God.  Human nature ignorantly looks to human effort.  Faith and love to Jesus Christ will satisfy your longing heart.  Come to Christ continually as a needy sinner, seek to be pure for Jesus' sake.

Seek the Holy Spirit for every grace and virtue, forsake every false way; Look to Jesus and rest on the Rock of His finished work, having nothing to do with your own righteousness, but only with His.  The faith which saves the soul is believing on a living Person, that is, depending upon Jesus for eternal life.  To trust Christ, to depend upon His Blood, power and faithfulness.  The Spirit of God is always the secret Author of faith; faith is not of ourselves - faith is a gift of God.  Constant enjoyment of communion with Christ Jesus.  Put your soul into Jesus' hands, and your soul is safe forever and ever.