Confession of Faith - March 13, 2004

SCRIPTURAL VERIFICATION

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(Romans 10:8-10)

CONFESSION

Series 2.3.13 - #73

March 13, 2004

I behold the way of the world and note its devastation to come. All that is in the world is the lust of eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Man has gambled all that he has and thrust it into a ship of self-confidence that is propelled by his own lust and pride. His calamity looms on the horizon lurking in the cold, dark waters of death. His own deceitful heart blinds him. The darkness of his own heart does not provide him with a vision of clarity; therefore, death remains hidden in the waters of his own sins. With full confidence in self and the achievements propelled by his pride of life, man journeys further into the waters of death without God.

I will go and preach the gospel of Christ, for it is the only light that can enable man to see. Man is detached from the Lord. He must be connected to him. Man must be reconciled unto Jesus, the true light. The Lord must reach them. He has chosen the gospel as the means by which they are reached. Only the light will enable them to see the icebergs of cold love in the waters of sin all about them. They are headed on a collision course with these icebergs. I remember the Titanic.

Time is short. The laborers are few. God is sending more laborers into the harvest to carry the light of the glorious gospel unto perishing souls. I will rise and go preach. The hour is late, and time is spent farther than I perceive. I arise and go preach the gospel everywhere to every creature. I will not allow the great falling away of brothers and sisters to affect me or my zeal to win the lost. I will not be distracted from the Lord's purpose, which is to seek and to save those who are lost. If I could have been on the Titanic and beheld the perishing souls who did not have lifeboats as a refuge, then I would understand the urgency of the hour. I will familiarize myself with the history of the Titanic, and I will have a different view of my purpose. I come away with the Lord in the spirit, and I behold the people of that ship screaming as the terror of death grips them with its cold teeth of surety. I behold the fear on their faces. God has sent me with the lifeboat of the gospel. I will carry the gospel to them, and I will not stand detached from the purpose as they perish without a lifeboat. I will go and preach the gospel. Souls are perishing while I am waiting to make the decision to obey. I must redeem the time, for the hour is much later than I perceive.

Hebrews 10:22 - 23

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.