Thy mercy, my God, is the theme
of my song. Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morseals for Zion's Tour. The tribe of Levi was appointed
to be the bearers of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle
of Promise during the journey of the Israelites through the
wilderness. The Levites were to erect the Tabernacle and take
it down when the time came without assistance. No others were fit
for this task, and none else could dare to undertake it on
pain of death. Of that tribe, only a select few were fit for
the actual priestly work of offering up the daily sacrifices, and
of that select few was only one appointed to go into the Holy
of Holies once every year to make a sacrifice for himself
in the sins of the people. Nadab and Abihu, who were Levites,
were destroyed for making an offering which the Lord had neither
sanctioned nor instructed them to offer, even though they were
the sons of Aaron. In later times, we read of the
death of Uzzah, as he reached out to steady the ark on the
Oxcart, which was being used to transport the Ark of the Covenant
back to the Israeli camp, under the auspices of King David, though
contrary to the manner which the Lord instructed. Nothing
is to be added to that which the Lord provides, and nothing
is to be done apart from that which the Lord has sanctioned,
regardless of the intent or sincerity of those who may desire to do
something for the Lord. nor any allowed to approach unto
the Lord, or touch the holy things, except those appointed by him.
No man can come unto me, except the Father which hath sent me
draw him. No man can come unto me, except it were given unto
him of my Father." Christ lost a lot of his followers because
he told them the simple truth of God's sovereign grace. The
multitudes are interested in finding out a way that they can
approach God on their own terms and in their own time. But the
natural man recalls that the notion that he can do nothing
at all to effect his own salvation, nor to earn the favor of God
by his faith, works, or sincere service. Some tell us that this
is a very narrow view, but we know of no other view which the
scripture will support, nor can we conceive of any other manner
in which a man may approach the Lord apart from being granted
an entrance there by the one who holds the keys of death and
hell. Christ has demonstrated his exclusive
priesthood by manifesting himself as the one sacrifice for sins
forever. He alone is seated at the right
hand of God, making intercession for those who come to God by
him. There is no other way to the Father. There is no other
access. This is the stone which was set at Naulewiew Builders,
which has become the head of the corner. Neither is there
salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven
given among men whereby we must be saved. The free will mongers
will have pretty much clouded the truth of God's free and sovereign
grace in this present age by making the salvation of men a
bastardized mixture of the work of Christ and the response of
men. They have replaced the gospel
of the declaration of Christ's exclusive work of redemption
with a message that offers salvation to all men if they will only
take advantage of it like the blue light special at Kmart.
These proselyters compass earth and sea to get men to make decisions
for Christ. Confusion reigns among the multitudes
who call themselves the followers of Christ, while in reality many
are the followers of lies and deceptions which make them sevenfold
more the children of hell than when they began. The preaching
of the gospel of Jesus Christ is a clear and true declaration
that Jesus Christ has entered in once into the holy place to
obtain eternal redemption for his children. Nothing can be
added to that which is perfect, nor does he in any wise wait
for men to complete that which he plainly declared that he finished.
We are not sent forth with the gospel to try to persuade men
to believe it, or to make an offer of it to men, but rather
we are sent to declare the glory of God revealed in the priestly
work of Christ, who has determined to save his elect before the
foundation of the world, and has now in the end of the age
come into the world and walked among men in the likeness of
son for flesh, being tempted in all points as they are. He
has gladly borne the stripes of his children and has become
a sin substitute for them, imputing their sin to himself and imputing
his righteousness to them, obeying the law in every jot and tittle.
He has spoiled principalities and powers and made a show of
them openly as he carried the sin dead of his people to the
cross of Calvary. nailing it to his cross and laying
down his life, pouring out his own life's blood as an atonement
for the sins of his elect bride. He yielded up the ghost and was
buried in a borrowed tomb, from which he arose on the third day,
triumphant over sin, death, and hell. All hail King Jesus, mighty
to save. He has ascended into the heavens
in the same body which he took from the grave, and now ever
lives to make intercession by his presence for the elect sons
of God, who are described as those that come unto God by him. Have you come to Him? If you would like a free transcript
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