Human nature is inclined to make an idol out its own empty thoughts and silly experiences, or idolizes some other lost sinner's vain imaginations and opinions of other deluded barbarians. But Now once in the end of the world hath JESUS appeared to put away Sin by the Sacrifice of Himself. Christ's sacrifice is the greatest act of condescension, mercy, and infinite love ever displayed. In JESUS is an inexhaustible treasure of grace, peace, forgiveness, righteousness, and eternal life. Everything your soul could ever need is found in the Lord Jesus Christ.
How long will you REFUSE to humble yourself before JESUS CHRIST? Christ graciously dispenses His love to needy sinners; He delighteth in Mercy. Your filthy thoughts are offensive to God, and arouse the wrath of God towards you daily. The wrath of God remains and stays upon the Soul that continue to neglect and reject the Son of God. Beware of your evil heart of Unbelief, for persistent rejection of Christ will eventually drive your Soul right off into hell.
The Gospel is not "do and live," but "LIVE, and then do," not of merit or reward, but Free Grace and Bleeding Love which produces holy living as the direct result of gratitude to JESUS. The Gospel Message is not, "Do this and that and the other in order to live," but rather, "Receive Life through Christ, and then walk in grateful obedience to Him." Salvation is never earned by human merit or rewarded for good works. It is the free gift of God's Grace, purchased by the shed Blood of THE SON OF GOD. Good works are not the cause of salvation but the grateful response of a heart that has been redeemed.
This Man Christ Jesus receiveth sinners, and He delights to save the ungodly, to forgive the guilty, and reconcile rebels back to God by HIS BLOOD. It would delight JESUS most of all to save your Soul now. Delight yourself in the Almighty Savior of sinners; Acquaint yourself with the Friend of Sinners. Trust in JESUS, Who is the One and Only Savior, and the perfection of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and the Beauty of HOLINESS. Only The CROSS OF CHRIST can forever put away all your sins and guilt. Your sins are obnoxious to God and have gotten you into double trouble with the ALMIGHTY, and only JESUS can get you out. You have an inward tendency to evil, inward dark depravity, carnal propensities, and corrupt inclinations. You possess an evil nature with corrupt desires, sinful inclinations, and a heart that cannot make itself righteous.
The great searchings of the heart by the LAW'S Light exposes your sins and directs you to the Lamb of God for Mercy. The Law cannot save the Soul, but it reveals our desperate need for the One who fulfilled it perfectly. It strips away every false hope of self-righteousness and points us to Jesus Christ alone.
My Redemption is only purchased by GOD'S BLOOD shed by the Lamb of God. My Regeneration is only by the Spirit of God. My Justification is not by works, but only by the Righteousness of Christ. My Salvation from first to last is all by the Grace of God, and not by any works I have done.
Before the infinite majesty of God, "all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing." Yet this same God extends a gracious invitation to guilty sinners. The Lord Jesus Christ calls, "Come unto Me." His invitation is sincere, free, and full of mercy toward all sinners will come in repentance and faith.
If any man thirst, let him come to JESUS, Yet only the Holy Spirit can awaken within the heart a true thirst for Christ Himself. Such spiritual thirst has become rare: It is like flowers blooming in winter or roses growing in the desert. If you are stuck in the roundabout of your sins, look to Jesus this very moment, call upon Jesus for Mercy now. Sin has made you mad, and you refuse to own the thirst which devours your Soul. You've heard of Sin and its danger, but you will not forsake your sins, for your conscience is dead in a coma. You've heard about hell, but you jest about it eternal terrors. Your heart has become very calloused with sinning over the years. You insanely risk an Eternity of woe and wrath for the sake of poor transient sinful pleasures. When you hear of Christ and His free Pardon bought with GOD'S BLOOD, that is nothing to you. You go your own way after the trifles of time and seek the pleasures of sin for a season. The great Realities of Eternity that lie just beyond this brief existence of yours do not interest or trouble you in the slightest.
A spiritually thirsty Soul is a rare sight nowadays. You give yourself up to enjoy brutish barbaric lives of an animal. Your whole existence is focused on the shadows of this benighted world, never thinking of the day of Judgment that will come suddenly upon your immortal Soul. You've committed grievous sins and indulged in shameful vices, but the PRECIOUS BLOOD OF GOD washes away the worth of filth within the human heart. (1 Corinthians 6:11) Your immortal Soul needs the immortal Savior Who grants Eternal Life freely. You have committed specific crimes against God, and an eternal death warrant has been issued by the Judge of All the Earth with your name on it. There's a soul-destroying entity within you called SIN. Your inward part is very Wickedness. The greatest enemy within you is Sin itself, a corrupt power that has poisoned every part of your nature. By your daily sins you continually provoked the righteous wrath of God, and apart from Christ there remains for you only the fearful expectation of judgment. An awful doom awaits you; the inevitable hour of your Doom is imminent: You need the BLOOD of the Most High God to shelter your Soul from the wrath to come.
This is the Thirst the Spirit of God produces within the Soul: a deep dissatisfaction with oneself, a grievous burden on account of sinning and wronging God, a wretched emptiness and longing to be forgiven, a pining to know the Savior, for only JESUS can meet your pressing needs. This is the cry of a soul that has finally discovered it cannot save itself and now looks to Christ alone for Mercy. Only Jesus Christ can satisfy that thirst. Only He forgives sins, grants perfect Righteousness, reconciles sinners back to God, and freely gives everlasting life to all sinners who believe in HIM alone.
Stop adoring and admiring yourself, and look away from all your works, ceremonies, creeds, doings, feelings, and every false refuge; Look at once to THE CROSS OF CHRIST; Look alone to The Lord Jesus Christ who bled out His sinless Life, and willingly gave Himself as the perfect ATONEMENT for your sins against God. He alone is the Friend of sinners. Don't merely listen to the Gospel, study the Scriptures, or admire Bible doctrines. But go on to Trust JESUS with thine heart; Advance on to Believing, Receiving, Trusting JESUS Himself. Don't just listen and learn about Bible doctrines and fill your mind with knowledge, but fail to come into a real and living union with Christ Himself through Faith in His Blood.
The true essence and substance of the Gospel of Christ is Precious Faith in GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD shed by the Precious Lamb of God on THE CROSS OF CALVARY. The life and power of the Gospel is Christ Jesus, the sinner's only hope; only Trust HIM and enjoy free eternal Life. JESUS' Substitution fully satisfied the divine justice of God, bore the punishment that sinners deserved, and accomplished everything necessary for their salvation. The power and life of the Gospel are found not in religious performances, but in the living Christ Himself. Trust Him, and you have everlasting life on the spot.
If you're a worthless sinner at the gates of hell, with nothing to recommend you to God, with no good works, or good feelings about yourself, never fear, there's still hope for you, Simply Trust to the merits of Christ, Receive by Faith His ATONEMENT made by His own Bloody Death, and your Soul is immediately and eternally saved, all your trespasses are freely forgiven for Christ's sake, your inward nature will be changed, and you become a new creature in Christ Jesus by the power of the Spirit of God. Entrust your guilty Soul to JESUS - fully, simply, sincerely, and without reserve.- Once and for all with JESUS. Cast your Soul entirely upon Him. Rest not in your faith, but in the Savior to whom your Faith clings.
Your unfitness and unworthiness is not a barrier that keeps you from Christ; it is the very reason you need Him. Come to JESUS confessing your poverty of spirit, your guilt, and your helplessness. Come empty, and He will fill you with His Grace. Come thirsty, and He will give you the water of life. Come weary, and He will give you Rest. Come burdened with sin, and He will pardon you completely.
The Gospel is very simple: I thirst, I come, I drink, I swallow, I receive, I am satisfied inwardly. You are invited, entreated, persuaded, pleaded with, but you refuse to yield and submit to JESUS' Grace and Love. Look out of your dark Self, and look unto JESUS, and He will save you, for He is Rich in Mercy - No Strings Attached. You stubbornly trust in your own righteousness, and refuse to seek God's Mercy in Christ Jesus. Look completely away from your feelings, experiences, works, sacraments. Look alone to JESUS at once Who shed GOD'S BLOOD on the Tree and made Full ATONEMENT and paid the utmost RANSOM for your Sins. Hasten to accept JESUS' invitation, do not hesitate to Come to JESUS. All your hope of getting to heaven must depend on the LAMB OF GOD. Your Hope-Trust-Confidence must be fixed upon JESUS Himself. On JESUS' sure and bare words, repose your weary Soul.
The Lord Jesus is lovingly inviting you to come to Him today. He entreats you through His Words; He calls to you through the Gospel. Yet you continue to resist His mercy and cling to your sins. Do not remain in the darkness of self-trust. Look away from yourself and look unto Christ. He is rich in Mercy toward all who call upon HIM.
Do not trust your feelings, for they change like the weather outside. Do not trust your experiences, for they cannot save. Do not trust your works, your self-morality, your religious ceremonies, or your outward profession. Trust only the Lord Jesus Christ, who offered Himself up on the Cross as the perfect Sacrifice for your sins. By His precious blood He made full Atonement, satisfied divine justice, and paid the Ransom that guilty sinners like you could never pay for themselves.
Do not delay. The invitation of Christ stands before you today. Come to Him while His gracious call is heard. Every hope of heaven rests upon the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Let all your hope, confidence, and trust rest upon Jesus Christ alone. Take JESUS at His Word; Rely upon His promises; Rest your weary soul upon His finished ATONEMENT. For "him that cometh to ME, I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37), and "he that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life" (John 3:36).
This vile world is constantly cramming its nonsense and vanity into your blinded mind and calloused heart. This present evil world has many passing brainless amusements, endless distracting entertainments, empty pleasures, carnal excitements, vain pursuits, and childish toys to help fix your mind on temporal nonsense and off of Eternal Realities. This vain world makes the sinner's mind and heart bewildered, helpless, weary, heavy-laden, lost, ruined, guilty. The world's evil system promises happiness, yet leaves the heart empty. It promises freedom, yet keeps sinners in bondage. It offers entertainment for the moment, but cannot give you peace with God. There is only REST for your poor Soul, and that REST is in Christ Himself. Apart from Christ, the human heart remains very weary, burdened, guilty, and lost. Sin leaves the conscience restless and the soul without true hope. No amount of wealth, pleasure, success, religion, or self-improvement can ever remove your guilt or give you everlasting life.
Come and welcome to the LAMB OF GOD, Who takes away the sins of the world, and Who delights to have mercy on sinners. Come directly to HIM at once without any further excuses or delays. Do not wait until you think you are better, for you can never make yourself worthy. Come just as you are—a guilty sinner in need of mercy—and trust in Jesus Christ alone. Delay no longer sinner, trust only in the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD. JESUS will receive you graciously on the spot. JESUS said, the sinner that comes to ME, I will in no wise cast out. The poorer you are, the filthier you are, the welcomer you are at JESUS' Feet. You are most Welcome at THE CROSS now. JESUS welcomes all sinners, and He is eager to forgive and have Mercy. JESUS will supply your needy Soul with everything you can possibly desire. Christ does not receive sinners because they are worthy. He receives them because He is full of Grace and Mercy. He lived the perfect life you could never live, and upon the cross He offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for sin. By His shed blood He made full Atonement for you. His Righteousness is freely given to everyone who trusts in Him.
Jesus Himself promises, "Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out." No sinner who comes to Christ in faith will ever be rejected. The greatness of your sin is not greater than the greatness of His Mercy. The more deeply you feel your need, the more you will discover the riches of His Grace.
The Cross of Christ is open to every repentant sinner. There at the Cross you will find forgiveness instead of condemnation, peace instead of guilt, hope instead of despair, and everlasting life instead of eternal death. Come to Jesus today. Trust Him with your whole heart. Rest your soul upon His finished work alone. He delights to forgive, He delights to save, and He delights to show mercy. In Him you will find everything your soul has been searching for, for Christ Himself is the fullness of God's Grace, the Righteousness of God, and the only Savior of sinners.
Sin is hardening, corroding and devouring your helpless Soul. It is a dreadful existence to be a slave to Sin, dead in your trespasses, and dead to God. Life Eternal is way too Valuable to be earned by a sinner, too Precious to be bought, too Divine to be made by a sinful wretch. Earning ETERNAL LIFE is totally out of the question. A dead Soul cannot earn the forgiveness of sins; the very idea is absurd. Put your entire Trust in GOD'S BLOOD. The wonderful operation of the Spirit of God; this is the genuine work of God that you need deep within you today. The Priceless Bible contains the Gospel Message, but you will not read it; you are treading on dangerous ground, a spiritual mine field. The eyes of Faith look only to JESUS, may your longing and hopes all be centered in JESUS, may all your steps follow JESUS.
Sin is not a harmless mistake—it is a cruel and evil master. It hardens your heart, deceives and blinds your mind, corrupts and sears your conscience, and destroys your Soul like a merciless cancer. Apart from Christ, every sinner is spiritually dead, separated from the life of God, and unable to free himself from sin's power. To remain under the dominion of sin is a fearful condition, for "the wages of sin is death."
If you are trusting in your own goodness, your religious duties, or your works at all to make you acceptable to God, your trust is very misplaced. Eternal life is far too precious to be earned by sinful people. It cannot be bought with money, deserved by morality, or obtained through human effort. Forgiveness is God's free gift, purchased at the infinite cost of Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
A soul that is spiritually dead cannot earn God's favor any more than a dead person can give himself life. That is why salvation is entirely by God's Grace. Jesus Christ has already done everything necessary to save sinners. By His perfect life, His atoning death, and His glorious resurrection, He accomplished the work of redemption once and for all.
Therefore, do not trust in yourself. Trust in Christ alone. Rest your entire hope upon the precious blood that Jesus shed for sinners. His sacrifice is sufficient to cleanse every sin, satisfy God's justice, and reconcile all who believe to the Father.
The greatest work you need is not an outward change but an inward one. Only the Holy Spirit can give new life to your heart that is dead in sin. He opens blind eyes to see the beauty of Christ, awakens the conscience, grants repentance, and creates saving faith in the soul.
God has graciously given us the Scriptures, which proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. Do not neglect this priceless treasure. Read the Bible with a humble heart, for it reveals the Savior and points guilty sinners to the only way of eternal life.
Look to Jesus with eyes of faith. Let your hope rest in Him alone. Let your heart be drawn to Him, your confidence fixed upon Him, and your emptiness filled by HIM. For JESUS alone forgives sins, gives peace with God, and grants everlasting life.
When Christ saves a sinner, He does more than pardon his guilt. He gives a new heart, new desires, new appetites, new loves, new hates, new affections, new motives, and a new direction to walk in the newness of LIFE. The same Savior who justifies the sinner also transforms them through the power and working of the Spirit of God.
May the Holy Spirit, the Great Convincer, Who convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, open your blinded eyes to behold the glory of Jesus Christ. May He make you wise unto salvation, open your deaf ears, and incline your heart to listen, believe, and hearken to the the Glorious Gospel of Christ, and enable you to RECEIVE with joy the Lord Jesus Christ, who is mighty to save all sinners to the uttermost who come unto God by Him.
