When a United States Ship prepares to make its transit through the Suez Canal, an Egyptian pilot comes aboard the ship, and makes his way up to the ship's bridge where the ship's captain is waiting for him. The captain of the ship must turn the navigation over to the Egyptian pilot who knows the canal very well. The pilot says, "If I am steer you safely through the canal, you must trust me with the navigation of your ship." The captain then turns over the ship's navigation over to the pilot. The pilot then begins to give orders to the officer of the deck and the lee helmsman, and they obey and carry out his orders. Just like the captain gave the ship over to the pilot, you must turn your soul over to the heavenly Pilot who will guide you safely through this life's narrow treacherous canal and then up to glory safely.
Divine Justice may be whispering the sentence of eternal death in your conscience today. You may be dreading death, because the wrath of God abides on you while you are presently lost in your sins. Human nature always turns to itself for help; it refuses to look to Christ Jesus alone. Stop searching for life in a cemetery, stop digging for light in a dark cave, for you labor in vain. Human nature tries outward reformation by turning over a new leaf and trying to clean up its act, but what you need in inward regeneration and transformation from the Spirit of God. You look to your feelings and emotions and grow even more miserable and wretched. You look to ceremonies, philosophies, religious formalism and find no Peace, but more confusion.
Sin has fatally blinded you spiritually. You look for salvation by head knowledge of Bible doctrines and creeds; you may know the facts, but you have no Faith from above. You refuse to come to Jesus that you might have eternal life in Him. The natural man seeks refuge in himself and in own conceits, these are all useless, foolish, and deadly efforts. For you only dishonor God and defile yourself even more when you doubt or reject the Gospel of Christ. You cannot turn yourself into a child of God, or evil into good, or hell into heaven. All your help and hope for Salvation rests completely in the Lord Jesus Christ. Be wise - cast your helpless soul upon the Savior completely.
Salvation is a work which only the Holy Spirit can accomplish within you; yield completely to Him as soon as possible, Ask humbly Him to save you from your delusional state. Salvation comes from above, not from beneath, not from within you. Salvation is the pure gift of God's grace, a divine miracle of mercy. Looking unto Jesus puts an end to all your doings and feelings. Never look for Perfection or Strength within yourself. Salvation is richly provided by Jesus through His Precious Blood. Jesus is perfectly qualified to save your soul from hell, and you are not.
Jesus went through very much trouble to become the Savior of sinners. It was extremely humbling and humiliating for Him, for He left the throne of glory for the Cross. From the adoration of the host of heaven to the mockery of sinful men. From the bright world of Eternity, He came down here to visit those who sit in darkness and walk in the valley of the shadow of death. He was poor with no where to lay his head at night, He was despised of men and His own received Him not, He endured death itself and was victorious over it, He labored continuously and endured much pain, Jesus spent a life of obedience, death of agony, His heart bled for you. He is in heaven today ever living to make intercession for sinners. He is the Perfect and Only Savior for sinners like you. It is Finished! He has scars on his back, face, hands, feet, and side, because of your sins. Come and throw yourself down at His feet; Now He can save you to the Uttermost.
Jesus has the power to forgive sins through the Merit of His sinless blood, and He is willing and able to forgive your sins. The rejection and neglecting of Christ is ruinous and damning to your soul. Man has sinned against God, and he must make reparations to the broken laws of God. Man has revolted and rebelled against God. Through a man God's divine justice must be vindicated and redeemed.
JESUS was JEHOVAH manifest in the flesh. He descended from glory to Bethlehem's manger and nursed from Mary's breast. Behold the Incarnate Creator, the Eternal Son of God dwelt among sinful dying men. He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself: these are the greatest facts ever read or heard by man. God came down to man to lift man up to God. Jesus is the perfectly qualified Savior. Jesus fulfilled the Law and worked out a perfect obedience, rendering to God complete obedience that the Law demanded. The great High Priest offered a perfect Sacrifice, sufficient to make Atonement, to vindicate eternal justice, and presented His own blood upon the altar of Calvary. He bare our sins in His own body on the tree. This Man Christ Jesus, after He had offered one Sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God. He bore Sin's full penalty.
A man who has no interest in Christ's atoning sacrifice is a pitiful case. Your sins lie heavy upon you and the wrath of God hangs over you this very moment. There is a wretched sinner conscious of his guilt; you ask him to believe in Jesus alone, but he continues to look to himself for help, and dishonors the Lamb of God. The Judge who is offended by our sins; this Judge is well pleased by His beloved Son. The Father is satisfied with Jesus; The Father respects Jesus. Infinite Justice is content with the blood of the Lamb of God. Jesus has the power to pardon the sinner and to renew his heart. He is the perfect Savior: tender of heart, willing to come down to us when we could not come to Him. He is compassionate to our ignorance, merciful towards our unbelief, ready to help us. His name is Love, His heart is Pity.
Jesus walked in the same paths we do. He was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. His heart was broken and betrayed, carried a heavy load, endured divine anger, was exceeding sorrowful, and a bloody sweat dripped from His brow. He sympathizes with our condition and experiences, with our struggles, fears, tears, temptations, and groanings.
Stop looking to yourself for salvation. It is an outright insult to God for you to think you can help save your immortal soul. Perfection is found in Christ, not in us at all. But man wants to be his own savior is some way or other. Please understand, Jesus is fully equipped to save you, He will never ask for your help. You are dead in trespasses and sins, and rot and stink in your own spiritual corruption.
Jesus is the Author, designer, creator, worker, and cause of eternal salvation. By Him alone Salvation has been accomplished perfectly. All Grace flows from God through Jesus to us sinful wretches. Salvation is all of Jesus' work. The Holy Spirit awakens us, gives us the true sense of our sins, leads us to Faith, and draws us to the Lamb of God.
Salvation is like a divine book, and Jesus is the sole Author of the Gospel. You cannot add your sentences to His Book of Salvation. The first and last words are from His golden pen. Your efforts are in vain and fruitless. They will only defile and condemn you more. The Golden sentences and paragraphs of Love come from the heart of Jesus alone. No preface, appendix or errata is needed from you. There are no mistakes whatsoever in His Gospel Book. Don't try to revise His divine literary work of art. Jesus does not need your approval or improvements.
Come to Jesus, just as you are, steeped up to your nose in the quicksand of your sins. The foulness of sin and slime of human righteousness is drowning you and pulling you under. No preparations are needed from you. Lay open your heart before Jesus; and let Him operate on you. What you must do sinner is to simply take His Salvation freely: it is available now for the taking. Please do not delay, don't try to make yourself better before you come to Jesus, because you cannot.
Now, Bring your empty cup and hold it under JESUS' divine crystal fountain, that is flowing free today. Your cup will be filled to overflowing, here and now. Your prayers, feelings, self-reformation are useless. At this very instant, come just as you are, a sinful wretch, for He is able to save you to the Uttermost, this very moment. Only the Spirit of God can lead you to truly Understand, Repent and Believe in JESUS. Eternal Salvation is based solely upon Jesus' finished atoning work; this cross-work was finished by the Perfect Unchangeable Savior. Whosover believeth in Him hath everlasting life, and is made eternally safe from wrath and condemnation.
Religionists believe you can lose eternal life and be unborn again. They believe in temporary life based upon their doings in some way. Temporary eternal life is a contradiction of terms. Beware of religionists!
Faith in Christ in its very essence means to trust Him, believe in His Precious Blood, simply, wholly, heartily and alone. Relax your soul wholly on Jesus, and you are saved right now. Jesus is the very Savior you need; seek His free grace and bleeding love. Saving Faith is always the free gift of God, and the work of the Holy Spirit in our heart and soul. May the Holy Spirit help you to Personally believe in JESUS now.
