Thy mercy, my God, is the theme
of my song. Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of the Mosias for Zions 4. Satan is a master of subterfuge
and deceit, lying in wait to destroy those whom he has been
able to snare in his web of lies. He is aided by the fact that
men are in rebellion against God by their very nature. and
they would rather believe a lie than to fall down in obedience
and worship at the feet of an Almighty God. The greatest weapon
in his arsenal is carnal religion, to which men to a greater or
lesser degree are drawn to. Every society and culture upon
the face of the earth have hewed them out such cisterns which
are broken and hold no water. Some have the appearance of water,
just like a mirage that appears in the desert when men's mouths
are parched and dry and they seek relief. Yet they are each
one dependent upon their foundations of free will and levels of righteousness
relative to morality, prayers, and good deeds which they encourage
one another to perform with the expectation of blessing from
above. At the heart of these endeavors
are smatterings of truth which in the present-day churches are
set forth in such a manner to appeal to the natural understanding
of men without giving great offense or stirring up anxiety in the
hearers. Entertainment is more important
than substance, and encouragement is more greatly desired than
searching the heart with biblical self-examination. Then there
are others which eschew these false notions and propound the
very purest forms of doctrine, which for all intents and purposes
is exactly in line with the letter of truth as it is set forth in
the Scriptures. They cross every T and dot every
I with great precision. Yet they rest upon this teaching
and preaching as the very foundation which they assume will support
them in the hour of trial which is to come upon the earth. Sound
doctrine is vital to a proper understanding of the gospel of
Jesus Christ. But the soundest of doctrine
is not sufficient to rest upon, nor can a man discover Christ
through it apart from the application of it to the heart by the Holy
Spirit. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom
of God. Knowing the Scriptures can bring
such blessing to the sons of God, but resting in this knowledge
apart from a genuine love of it is to surely perish. There
is a fine line between the proving of sound theology in the flesh
and that which drives one to worship in adoration and praise. As Jesus of Nazareth, appointed
by God to fulfill all righteousness, walked among his brethren, he
was touched with the feeling of their infirmities and was
acquainted with the trials of his people in body and in mind. There was no point upon which
he was not tried, nor any circumstance which could arise in the course
of the human existence which he was not familiar with. He
knew that the arm of the flesh would fail, and even though he
was a perfect man without defect, yet he learned obedience by the
things which he suffered. He felt the errors of distress
as his enemies snapped at his feet like ravening wolves, mocking
him and ridiculing him because of the audacity with which he
expressed his complete reliance upon his father, calling them
and their religion into question by the things which he taught
and they despised. Over and over he declared to
them the foundations of the righteous, which he knew could never be
destroyed, lest those who would flee to him for refuge should
be swept away with the wicked, whose destruction is as sure
as the everlasting nature of these foundations. Paul says,
For other foundations can no man lay than that is laid, which
is Jesus Christ. He speaks of the one foundation
of the sons of God. He says the same thing to the
Colossians when he says, Christ is all and in all. Every building
is built upon one foundation, yet that foundation is made up
of many elements. If any one of the elements of
a foundation fails, then the building cannot stand if each
of these elements is vital. The work of Christ is the only
work which is acceptable in the courts of heaven. He came to
do His Father's will, and He has accomplished that work which
can in no wise be overturned. No work of man, regardless of
his pedigree, is acceptable to the Father except as it is the
work of Christ. He is the sanctifier and performer
for His children, and His righteousness is seen in them and for them. Those who are hidden in Him have
a perfect righteousness. Thanks be unto God that our foundation
standeth sure.