Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morsels for Zion's Poor. It is the height of audacity
for a man to seek any place of glory for himself when it is
clear that the Lord alone is worthy of all glory. Men cannot
rightly boast in any accomplishment, thought, or deed of record since
the Lord is responsible for his success. Thus saith the Lord,
I have made the earth and created man upon it. I, even my hands,
have stretched out the heavens, and all their hosts have I commanded.
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways.
He shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not
for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts. Paul summed this
up for the Corinthians when he wrote, For who maketh thee to
differ from another, and what hast thou that thou didst not
receive? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if
thou hadst not received it? There is no more insidious and
ingrained trait which abides in the flesh of man than that
of pride. Multitudes of books are written
to encourage men to have pride in themselves, to have great
regard unto their own thoughts, and to urge other men to act
upon this same baseness. Yet the scriptures indicate that
it is the pride of man that brings about his destruction. Before
destruction, the heart of man is haughty, and before honor
is humility. As we look in the book of Zephaniah,
we read of the Lord's promise to bring the light of the gospel
and the fruit thereof to that remnant which is scattered throughout
the earth. For then will I turn to the people a pure language,
that they may all call upon the name of the Lord to serve him
with one consent. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia,
my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring
mine offering. The Lord will call his people
out from every kindred and tribe, and the manner in which he will
make them manifest is the same now as it was then. This is that
which Peter spoke of on the day of Pentecost. For the promise
is unto you and to your children and to all that are far off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call. He said he would
give the people a pure language, which is that which cannot be
understood by impure men. There is but one language which
is common to all the sons of God. Paul declared that he would
speak no other, for I determined not to know anything among you
save Jesus Christ and Him crucified. But we preach Christ crucified
unto the Jews a stumbling block and unto the Greeks foolishness.
This is the gift of God. He said that they would all call
upon the name of the Lord in that pure language. Neither is
there salvation in any other, for there is none other name
under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. He
said that they would serve him. My sheep hear my voice, and I
know them, and they follow me. Then spake Jesus again unto them,
saying, I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall
not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Therefore,
if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are
passed away. Behold, all things are become
new. He said that they would bring mine offering. The natural
man presumes to bring his own offering unto the Lord. Yet such
shall not be received, for even our righteousnesses are as filthy
rags in his sight. Only one offering will do, and
no man can bring it except the Lord show him the necessity and
completeness of that offering which was given once and for
all. For by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are
sanctified. The Lord has always made the
promises given to Christ to be applied to that remnant which
he has hidden in the earth. Again the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a treasure hid in a field, the which when a man hath found
he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he
hath, and buyeth that field. Looking unto Jesus, the author
and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is sat down at
the right hand of the throne of God. This remnant is that
afflicted and poor people which the Lord has promised to leave
in the midst of the world. The world is not their home,
and they confess that they have here no continuing city, but
they look for one which is to come. They are those who are
stripped of pride and cause to bow in submission before the
only one who is worthy of glory. For then will I take out of the
midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt
no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. Religious men
despise this remnant since they confess that they see nothing
in fleshly religion that they can find satisfaction in. They
desire the presence of Christ made manifest in the gospel of
the glory of the blessed God. For here alone do they find rest
unto their poor and afflicted souls. Christ is all. This is
the work of God, and we will rejoice therein. In what is your
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