The Only Restingplace

Every time a man sins, his conscience rings his own funeral bell. The wages of sin is eternal death. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The way of transgressors is hard. You have done wrong, you have said that which you ought not to have said, and you done that which you ought not to have done time and time again, you know it. The sweet Gospel note is "whosoever, whosoever!" However far you have strayed from your Maker, the Blood of Christ can bring you nigh to God, even though you have gone through all the sins of the Law. Whosoever will, let him come to the Cross; Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. Your sinful soul's only Restingplace is at the Cross down at the feet of Jesus.

Moral men don't need a pardon, but real sinners do. You may be honored in the earth, have a great position, and have done many charitable things, but you will not pass through the gate of Heaven. You may even lead a moral, civil, decent, and respectable life, but that will not suffice God's White Throne Judgment. You may think yourself good enough, and you are so pleased that you are not so bad as others. You may flatter yourself with your human abilities and good wishes. But God knows the secret intent of your heart and mind. Only worthless sinners, poor beggars, and those who deserve nothing but hell will be allowed access to Heaven. Christ wants your heart, not your works.

Church avoiders refuse to hear the word of God; they refuse to respond to the Gospel's invitations. Adulterers and fornicators God will judge. You make a mock at sin, and despise God's reproof; but remember, the devil longs to see your soul damned to hell fire. The eternal sentence of Judgment will soon be pronounced on you, and you will forever bear the weight and penalty of your sin. The day of grace will be past, the door of mercy will be forever shut, forgiveness will be no more offered, you will be shut out from your Creator forever and ever. You have not really thought about your sins (cards, dice, lottery, horse races, sports, booze, hip hop, rock and roll, lascivious thoughts), you try to laugh away your guilt, sing away your fear, dance away your dread, and try to drive away the Spirit's conviction. The talk of death and judgment is irksome to you. You will not think about your sin and its danger. Your secret sin is very evil and obnoxious to God. Your jesting, scoffing, and swearing will all end one day. The offer of salvation by the blood of Jesus Christ is drudgery to you. The consequence of your sinful pleasures is eternal death and damnation. If you die in your sins, you will hate yourself forever for damning your own soul in hell.

When the Holy Spirit begins to awaken you unto a sense of your sins, your Sins are grievous and troublesome when you commit them. You truly see how hateful sin really is to God. Your sin exposes you to God's wrath. You will hate yourself for committing the same sins over and over, and you will be afraid of God's judgment. You will become so weary of your sins. Nothing but the wrath of God is abiding on you and it is ready to fall upon you forever. The awful load of your past sins become grievous; you become lead-footed, and your sin are a terrible burden all the day long. You cannot live an hour without offending God, and then you begin to fear that God will not forgive someone as sinful as you are.

Have your thoughts always been right? Would you like to have all your thoughts of the last year written out and presented for everyone to read in tomorrow's newspaper. Oh no! If you would not want your friends and family to see all your secret sins, then, you will never stand before God's divine scrutiny. A thought from your mind is plain before God, He can see it all. A thought to God is just as plain as the outward act. You truly need the free pardon of the Gospel. You are not as pure in thought as you think you are. We all need the mercy and pardon of God, there is not an exception. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. There is none that doeth good, and sinneth not. Make Christ Jesus all your pardon and peace with God. Your soul must have Christ Jesus the Great Mediator. If you reject Him, all of His wounds will plead against you and haunt you throughout Eternity with the thought of what you might have been. Ye must be born again from above.

The awful weight of sin lies on your mind and soul every day. Your sin is a very heavy burden. Your works just won't work, you must trust Christ's finished work alone. There is no peace and no ease found in man-made religion - your poor soul needs THE living Savior Himself. You cannot rid yourself of your sin burden. Salvation is not found in your own works, vain endeavors, or self-reformation. You are really lost, a self-condemned sinner, hell is ready to receive you, when God cuts the thread of your life. Come to the Bleeding Lamb of God, not as being good enough, but as a vile sinner. Christ Jesus will have compassion on your lost soul. O dying sinner, if you feel yourself weary and heavy laden with your sins, seek deliverance from them simply through Christ's precious blood. Seek Christ for rest. Repent, turn from the love of sin to God, cleave only to Christ Jesus and His righteousness, believe in Jesus only, and live forever and ever. How shall you escape if you neglect so great salvation?

Don't come to Jesus with your dead works, you must come to the Cross in full dependence upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ died to save sinners. Tell Him you are lost, undone, and miserable, and that you deserve nothing but hell. Flee out of yourself and into Christ. Your case is most dangerous and distressing. Your soul is dying for rest. Your soul will refuse to rest until you come to the Cross. Only Christ Jesus can give you Rest. There is mercy upon mercy found at the foot of the Cross. Come along to the Cross, before its too late. Let not anything short of Christ Himself be your soul's rest. If you seek Rest anywhere else, you will be disappointed. Do not delay, one more day may be dangerous, death could take you away suddenly. Come in your rags, your filthiness, in your guilt and sinful distress, Christ Jesus is ready to help and relieve you.

Come to Christ and receive Him on His own terms. Simple take Jesus Himself without anything of your own self-righteousness. If you mix anything of your own doing with Christ's Finished Work, you are building on sinking sand. Your soul is immortal and you are now in extreme danger of losing it. Come by simple faith in the Crucified God, lay hold on the Lord Jesus. Drunkards, swearers, adulterers, religionists, fornicators, scoffers, gossips, harlots, do-gooders, liars, the up-and-out, gossips, thieves, sodomites, pedophiles, no-gooders, the down-and-outs, slanderers, atheists, rapists, and murderers, all sinners far and wide are all welcome at the foot of Calvary's Cross. Come and lay hold on HIM. Commit your never-dying soul into hands of the Crucified and Living Redeemer and you will go on your way rejoicing. God help your soul to trust Jesus Christ at once.