Wondrous Love, and other Gospel addressesMoody, Dwight Lyman
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Wondrous Love, and other Gospel addresses
Moody, Dwight Lyman
Sermons, American -- 19th century
Now, you can make a wonderful exchange to-day. You can have health in
the place of sickness; you can get rid of everything that is vile and
hateful in the sight of God. The Son of God comes down, and says, "I
will take away your leprosy, and give you health in its stead. I will
take away that terrible disease that is ruining your body and soul,
and give you my righteousness in its stead. I will clothe you with the
garments of salvation." Is it not a wonderful thing? That's what He
means when He says _I will_. Oh, lay hold of this "I will!"
4. Now turn to Matthew x. 32: "Whosoever therefore shall confess Me
before men, him will I also confess before My Father which is in
heaven." There's the
"I WILL" OF CONFESSION.
Now, that's the next thing that takes place after a man is saved. We
have been washed in the blood of the Lamb, and the next thing is to
get our mouths opened. We have to confess Christ here in this dark
world, and tell His love to others. We are not to be ashamed of the
Son of God.
A man thinks it a great honour when he has achieved a victory that
causes his name to be mentioned in Parliament, or in the presence of
the Queen and her court. A very great honour. And in China, we read,
the highest ambition of the successful soldier is to have his name
written in the palace or temple of Confucius. But just think of having
your name mentioned in the kingdom of heaven by the Prince of Glory,
by the Son of God, because you confess Him here on earth. You confess
Him here; He will confess you yonder. If you wish to be brought into
the clear light of liberty, you must take your stand on Christ's side.
I have known many Christians go groping about in darkness, and never
get into the clear light of the kingdom, because they were ashamed to
confess the Son of God. Don't be ashamed, Christians, to let your
friends, and even your enemies, know that you are on God's side.
5. The next _I will_ is the
"I WILL" OF SERVICE.
There are a good many Christians here, I believe, that have been
quickened and aroused to say, "I want to do some service for Christ."
Well, Christ says, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
There is no Christian who cannot help to bring some one to the
Saviour. Christ says, "And I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men
unto Me"; and our business is just to lift up Christ, and live to Him.
You may go on preaching like the angel Gabriel; but if you live like a
devil, your preaching goes for nothing. I do not care how eloquent you
are, and what beautiful language you use, your preaching goes for
nothing. It is no good following this man or that man; follow Christ,
and Him only. He says, I will make you fishers of men.
PETER HAD A GOOD HAUL ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST.
I doubt if he ever caught so many fish in one day as he did men on
that day of Pentecost. Why, it would have broken every net they had on
board, if they had had to drag up three thousand fishes.
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