It's good to see you this morning,
and again, it's wonderful. And I truly desire that this
would never become just a redundant statement. It is wonderful that
the Lord has given us another time to come together and worship. God's people truly, they live from Wednesday
to Sunday. I understand there's many times
providentially we're hindered to be able to not always be able
to come together. I realize that, but they treasure
when they can, those times that we can come together and hear
the Word of God. Let's take our Bibles and turn
to Revelation 21. Revelation 21. I'd like to look at verses 5
and 6, but before we do, let's pray together. Our Father, how wonderful it is to know that
we can call You, our Father, And we realize that we can do
so because of the blessed adoption wherewith You have adopted us
in Christ before the foundation of the world, everlastingly loving
us, giving us of the glorious inheritance to be an heir of
God and joint heir with Christ. How that wonderful possession
is caused to be so simply understood by us. Forgive us
where we are not able to perceive the depth of what you've done. Father, would You bless the Word
today by and through Your Holy Spirit for the glory of the Lord
Jesus Christ, the obedient servant who has lived and died and been
raised again victorious We are in Him. For Christ's sake, we ask these
things. Amen. John said in Revelation 21, verse
5, And He that sat upon the throne
said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write. For these words are true and
faithful. And He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end. I will give unto Him that is
athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely." The one with whom we must deal. John said, I saw Him sitting on the throne. Turn back to Hebrews 1. Hebrews
1. Listen to these blessed words.
Hebrews 1, verses 1 to 3. God, who at sundry times and
in divers manners, spake in time past unto the fathers
by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by Son,
whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. who being the brightness of glory
and the express image of His person and upholding all things
by the word of His power when He had by Himself purged our
sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. This is who we're dealing with
this morning. The Lord Jesus Christ, Jehovah God manifested in the flesh. God Almighty. The triune God manifested in the man Christ Jesus. Great
is the mystery of godliness. God, Father, Son, Spirit set forth, manifested. Now that's just too deep for
me. How do you perceive? These things are too high for
my understanding. Father, Son, Spirit. Unto us
a child is born. Unto us a son is given. And His
name, you see, that's the Lord Jesus Christ. That's right. That's
right. And His name shall be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace. I can't enter into that, but
I believe that. God Almighty. Now listen to this,
Psalm 110, verse 1. The Lord, capital L, capital
O, capital R, capital U, Jehovah, triune God, Jehovah, Father,
Son, Spirit, Jehovah, said unto my Lord, the Lord Jesus Christ. That one is written capital L,
little o, little r, little d. Jehovah God said to the Lord
Jesus, sit thou at my right hand till I make thine enemies thy
footstool. God Almighty with us this morning, let all the earth keep silence. Be respectful. of His presence. God, keep us from the distractions
of this world. God, keep us from the distractions
of hearing. John said, I saw Him sitting
on the throne. The Lord said to my Lord, Jehovah
said to the Lord Jesus, at my right hand until I make
thine enemies thy footstool." I want you to think how wonderful
it is that Almighty God, Jehovah, through His blessed Holy Spirit
would allow frail creatures as we are to hear through the written
word the revelation of that blessed discourse. What is man that thou art mindful
of him? What is man that God Almighty
would impart the secrets of his heart? Jehovah said to my Lord,
sit. Sit at my right hand. No more
disgraceful mistreatments. His work is done. Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth. The Lord Jesus
Christ. Jesus of Nazareth. Sits on the throne of God. That's
His throne. Jesus of Nazareth. Those apostles
said, we saw Him. Touched Him. Our hands have handled
of the Word of life. that one that ascended bodily. Those apostles watched, and the
angel says, you men of Galilee, why stand ye here gazing into
the heavens? This same Jesus that you see is going to return
in like manner. And here we behold, as it has
ably been said, there is a man sitting in glory, a God-man. The obedient man. God manifested
in the flesh. He who was ridiculed and spit
on and beaten and mocked. John says, now I see Him sitting
on the throne of dignity and dominion and all power. And He
is there by right. Can you imagine? The right. that he has to sit on the throne in heaven. And I'm telling you, he's sitting
there as the representative of his bride. Do you know who that is? That's
the husband of the bride. That's the Savior of the bride.
That's the advocate of the bride. That's the mediator of the bride.
That's the great high priest of the bride. That's who's sitting
there. He who is everlastingly loved. Sit at my right hand until
I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord Jesus, the embodiment, the manifestation, visual of
God, the Word of God, the mouth, the heart, the disclosure. How am I going to know what God
has got to say except God speak? How do I know the Word? Every enemy of the Lord Jesus
Christ who is our enemy is going to be destroyed. the last enemy
being death, for we shall reign eternally with Him." God, who has conquered also not
His enemies in rebellion, but He's conquered those who were
at one time enemies in their mind, not His. We were enemies. God's elect were enemies in our
mind against Him, but never in His mind. He said back in Revelation, Behold,
I make all things new. Ezekiel 18.31 says a new heart,
a new spirit, a new will and a new life. Leave a man to his
old will and you know what he is going to do. He will rebel
every time. I need life. Why? Because I am
dead. I'm going to give you a new will,
a new heart, a new spirit. Scripture says He puts new wine
in new bottles. New wine. What is the new wine? It's the gospel. That's the new
wine. The gospel. New wine never goes
in old bottles. Why? It's busted. It's two natures in a believer.
Two natures. If God Almighty doesn't give
a man a new nature, he cannot receive the new wine. You cannot
put new wine in an old bottle. It takes a brand new man. It
takes a new creation, new life. Scripture says He gives a new
song in the heart of His people. I wrote down, I went back and
looked it up in Revelation. This is what the new song is.
Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof.
The disclosures of the redemption of God's people. You're worthy. I'm not worthy. No one's worthy
but you. That's a new song. You know that
old song we used to sing? I'm worthy. I will. I shall. I can. Scripture says
He gives a new name written in a white stone which no man knoweth,
saving he that receiveth it. He said He's going to make a
new heaven and a new earth, fresh, without the presence of sin,
without the curse of sin. What will that be? New. It's going to raise men in newness
of life. Sown in corruption, raised in
incorruption. Sown in weakness, raised in power.
Sown mortal, raised immortal. What will that be like? Glorious? It's going to be a glorious body
like His. He told John, he said, you're
right. For these words are true and
faithful. They're truthful and they're
trustworthy. Write this down, John. Head on earth will pass
away, not my words. And he said unto me, verse 6,
it's done. I'm Alpha and Omega. Here's what the Lord Jesus Christ
has declared that He has done. in the salvation of His people.
Like I said last week, we don't prove it. As Brother Scott said,
we don't explain it. We proclaim it. That's what we
do. We proclaim it. This is what
God has to say. And it settles it. It settles
it in the heart of His people. Here's the question. What think ye of this Christ?"
He said, it's done. I'm Alpha, I'm Omega, I'm the
beginning, the end. What think ye concerning your
state before the Lord Jesus Christ? Now John said, I saw, verse 5,
Him set on the throne." Let me ask you this. Is He the One that sits upon
the throne to you? When the Lord asked His disciples,
what think ye of Christ? That was the question. What do
you think? Has the sovereign God enthroned
Himself in a new heart to you? Is He the one that sucks with
you and you with Him? Do you desire to have one calling
concerning Him? a servant." He said, Paul, a
servant. I'll tell you this, if He is
enthroned to you, He is enthroned. John said, I saw Him. He's sitting
on the throne. But I promise you, He is enthroned
to you if He has brought you down to see, number one, your
need of Him, and number two, that He's all your need. Is He sovereign God to you? Or is He one that you mock? I'm going to look at that next
message, Lord willing, in Proverbs. Mock. You mock Him. Has He given you a new heart,
a new spirit that causes you to sing a new song, a song of
praise? Do you have a new name? Isaiah 62 forces, thou shalt
no more be termed forsaken, neither shalt thy land any more be termed
desolate, but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, my delight. and thy land, Beulah, married. For the Lord delighteth in thee,
and thy land shall be married." Do you have an affection for Him? I want to ask you this. Do you
love Him? Do you love Him? Do you absolutely? Believe in your heart, I cannot
live without Him. Paul says He is my life. I'm not talking about is He a
part of your life. Make Jesus the most important
part of your life. I've heard people say that. Paul
said for me to live, He is Christ. I told you this. Brother Don
Fortner made a statement one day. He said, an unbeliever governs his worship around everything
else in his life. A believer governs everything
else in his life around worship. For me to live is Christ. Is
He life to you? He said, it's done, I'm Alpha,
Omega, beginning, the end. I will give unto Him that is
a thirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Let me
ask you, do you thirst after Him? Is He Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the end, to me? to you. Does my salvation find
its source in the eternal covenant, everlasting covenant of God's
mercy and compassion? And does it find its end in the
finisher of my faith? Is there anything that I have
had to do? Is there anything that I have
done? Is there anything that I can
do? Is there anything in my mind? Is there anything that I need
to do in order to make my salvation complete. If there's anything,
listen to me, if there's anything that you think that you must
do, anything, anything, if there's anything that you think you must
do in order to make salvation effectual, so established. Whatever it is, whatever you
think, you must do. And he doesn't sit on the throne
to you. He's not the author and he's
not the finisher of your faith. He was a contributor. You'll say that he contributed
a large part I mean, he did die, but you'll
say, but I have to accept it. I have to be baptized. I have to
speak in tongues. I have to go to confession. John said, I saw him sitting
on the throne. And he said, you write this down, John, this is
faithful and true. He said, I'm the Alpha and Omega. It's finished. I'm the beginning and the end. And he that is a thirst, let me ask you, let me ask myself,
has he created in us the scriptural evidence of a new heart. What
is it? It's a thirst for Him. A thirst. What do you mean? What do you mean when you say
a thirst? Well, let me ask you this. Has He created in me The realization that Almighty
God must have mercy. He must forgive me of my sins. He must do something for me that
I cannot do for myself. A man that's thirsty. A woman
that's thirsty. Do you know what they want? One
thing. If you're thirsty, I want one
thing. How much water? Have you got
any water? Have you got any water? Well, I've got some dry toast. I've got a lump of coal. I've got some dry dirt. I've got a lot of dirt. You've
got any water? I've got to have some water or
I'm going to die. John 7, verse 37, In the last
day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying,
If any man thirst, Let Him come unto me and drink."
Listen, coming to Christ is to believe Him. That's what it is.
Come to Christ. To believe Him. Trust Him. A man that believes Christ, he
believes Christ is God's Christ. God's Lamb. And he sits on a
throne. He believes it's done. And he
believes he's the Alpha and Omega, the beginning, the end. He believes
those words are true and they're faithful. A soul that thirsts for Christ
is a soul that's welcomed to Christ. Come unto me. If any man thirsts, come unto me and drink. Let me
ask you this. And I'm serious. I'm serious.
I seriously ask myself, do I thirst after Him? Am I hungry for Him? I'm not talking about Christ. A thirsty soul is given the water
of life. Christ. And He's given freely. Thirsty souls, not complacent. I've watched children. Heard
them, had them. Middle of the night. Dad? What? I'm thirsty. Are you sure? Yeah. Get up. Get them a glass of water. Look. Thank you. You weren't thirsty. Ever found yourself thirsting
for Christ? I'll tell you this. He's going
to have to create that thirst. He's going to have to cause me
to see myself as dry, dead, empty. hopeless, lost, and thirsty. He creates a thirst. And he who
creates that thirst presents himself, points to himself, reveals
himself to be the water of life. If any man thirsts, Lord, make
me thirsty. Oh, the blessedness of thirsting
after Him. John said, I saw Him sitting
on a throne. And I heard him say, John Wright, these words are
faithful and true. It's done. Aren't you glad? Aren't you glad it's done? What
have I got to do? Nothing. What's He caused me to do? Believe
Him. Believe Him. What must I do to be saved? Believe
Him. And I'll tell you this, He gives
the faith to believe. It's done. I'm Alpha and Omega
getting in the end. He that's thirst, He that is
a thirst, drink. If God has created a thirst in
you, this is my scriptural advice. Drink. Drink. Any man thirsty, come unto me and I'll give him the water of
life. Amen.