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Our Joshua

Joshua 23:14
Larry Criss August, 9 2015 Audio
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Larry Criss
Larry Criss August, 9 2015

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Let's begin by reading just a
few verses here in chapter 23. We'll read the first five verses
then skip down to verse 14. And it came to pass a long time
after the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies
round about that Joshua, that one that led them into the promised
land, Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. And Joshua called for
all Israel, and for their elders and their heads, and for their
judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old
and stricken in age. He was a hundred and ten years
old. He was the oldest one of the nation Israel. You recall
that only he and Caleb were the two that came out of Israel were
rather the only two of the original that came out. He's the oldest. And listen to what he says, verse
3. And you have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto
all these nations because of you. Because of you. For the Lord your God is he that
hath fought for you. Paul asked the question, In Romans
8, if God be for us, who can be against us? And that certainly
doesn't mean that we don't have enemies. Your adversary the devil
walketh about seeking whom he may devour. As John taught this
morning, be on your guard. Don't let your guard down. But
there is no enemy of our souls that will have success. Not if
God be for us. Verse 4, Behold, I have divided
unto you by a lot those nations that remain, to be an inheritance
for your tribes from Jordan with all the nations that I have cut
off, even unto the great sea westward. And the Lord your God,
he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out
of your sight, and ye shall possess their land, as the Lord your
God hath promised unto you. Verse 14, And behold, this day I am going
the way of all the earth. I'm going to die. All flesh is
grass. Joshua said, I'm no exception.
I'm going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your
hearts, God helped me to know. in all
your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing hath failed
of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning
you. All are come to pass unto you
and not one thing hath failed thereof." Not long after Charles
Spurgeon came to pastor in London at the Metropolitan Tabernacle,
or what became the Metropolitan Tabernacle. Young men came to him, those
who felt called of God to preach the gospel, and feeling their
need of instruction, I know how they felt, they asked Mr. Spurgeon would he consider teaching
them, and he did. First there was one, two, and
then hundreds. of these young men. But Spurgeon
advised them to, in the study of God's Word,
he encouraged them also to study the death of God's saints. He said, as often as you have
opportunity, avail yourself of the blessed privilege and the
invaluable lessons that you'll learn by being at the bedside
of dying saints. There you'll learn the reality
of God's grace. You'll learn the reality of God's
grace. You'll also learn the sufficiency
of God's grace. This is exactly what Joshua testified
to. Will His grace support me in
that hour? If I am aware that I'm leaving
this world, that my time has come, that in a moment, in a
moment, I'm going to close my eyes to everything I've seen, I'm going to let loose no matter
how firmly I may endeavor to grasp it. I'm going to let it
go. Everything. Every material possession,
every earthly relationship, I'm going to let go. I'm going to
say goodbye. Will His grace support me in that hour? Will it bear
me up in that hour? Soon, just as Joshua said, every
one of us can say. God teach us the lesson. Teach
us the lesson. Teach us to live with this reality
ever uppermost in our mind. Soon I shall go the way, as the
old patriarch said, I shall go the way from whence I will not
return. I will not return. I thought
much of this, perhaps this is when this message began to evolve
in my mind, in my heart. I thought of this when I was
driving back Wednesday afternoon from Louisiana after spending
a few days with my granddaughter and my great-grandson. And I
thought, it doesn't seem like a couple of years ago that His mother, my great-grandson's
mother, Harley, was sitting in a golf cart next to me, her feet
not even able to reach the pedals, while I let her steer. And now
here she is, a mother. How quickly our time here passes
by. I told Abby, earlier before service
started when she came in with JC. Abby, you're going to be
amazed. You're going to be amazed how
fast that young man will grow up. You'll be amazed. You're
going to look back and say, my soul, where have the years gone? Where have they gone? The scene
before us here in Joshua is near that time for him When he's going
to leave this world, notice again the last few words of verse 2.
He said, I am old and stricken in age. 110 years old. Joshua, can you
tell us, before you leave this world and we see you no more,
can you tell us your experience of God's grace? of God's faithfulness
to his promise? Have you found his word to be?
Has your God been trustworthy? I know that sounds redundant.
Oh, but consider the answer to that question. Look, if you will,
in chapter one of the same book, Joshua. Here you have God's promise
to him at the beginning. Moses is now dead. And it has
fallen to Joshua. to lead the children of Israel
into the promised land. Moses representing the law couldn't
do it. The law was only our schoolmaster
in the hands of grace to lead us to Christ, but after that
we're no longer under the schoolmaster. Moses can only go so far. It
must be Joshua that leads them into the land of promise. Here
in verse 1 of chapter 1, now after the death of Moses, the
servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto
Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses, my servant,
is dead. Now therefore arise, go over
this Jordan, thou and all this people, unto the land which I
do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Verse 5. There shall not any man be able
to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses,
be assured of this, Joshua, so I will be with you. I will not
fail you." That's exactly what Joshua said, didn't he? In his
last testimony to God's grace and mercy and promise and faithfulness.
Not one word has failed. That's what years before God
said to Joshua. I will not fail you, I will not
forsake you, never, never. Verse 9, have not I commanded
thee, this is God speaking to young Joshua, young at the time,
have not I commanded thee, be strong and of a good courage,
Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed, for the Lord thy God
is with thee, whithersoever thou goest." And then look at verse
45 of chapter 21. There failed not ought of any
good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel,
all All came to pass. And Joshua reminded them of this
before his death, that everything God had promised, he had performed. He had carried out. Not one word
has failed. Child of God, is there anything
more comforting than the sweet assurance that our God, Joshua's
God, the true and living God, the only God, is anything more
comforting to your hearts, especially in the hour of trial, difficulty,
to be reminded of this, that our God is in the heavens, and
he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. In other words, our
God is a sovereign, He's God over all, all the time, everywhere. Is anything more comforting as
that? God's sovereignty is not some
obscure, indistinct, rarely mentioned
doctrine of God's Word. It's the very essence of who
God is. God's sovereignty That's the
pillow on which we lay our head, knowing that He does everything
well. Is there a stronger support as
we make our journey through this world? To know that our God does
not fail. He cannot fail. It's not possible. It's impossible. It's impossible. If He should ever fail in one
promise, Of all the many promises, David in Psalm 139, I think it
is, said, Thy thoughts unto me, O God, are so many, they're greater
than the hairs of my head. If I should think of them, they're
more than I can number. And he said, that is too wonderful
for me. I cannot grasp that. That God
Almighty thought of me. Oh, but with thoughts of everlasting
love, with thoughts of eternal salvation, thoughts of all-sufficient
grace, thoughts of Him and that covenant of grace. Indeed, it
is high. I cannot attain unto it, David
said. Again here, Joshua reminds them
of that very fact, that all God had promised he had brought to
pass. And all that he yet to be fulfilled,
God likewise would bring to pass. One hymn writer said, with so
much mercy passed, will God let me sink at last? Of course not. Of course not. It sounds, Joshua's
testimony to the children of Israel, sounds so much like what
Paul wrote, doesn't it? Let me read it to you. You know
it by heart, almost, so do I. And we know Romans 8 and 28,
and we know, we know, we don't speculate about
it, we don't debate about it, it's not up for debate. We know
that all things work together. We may not know how, but we know
that it does. We might not see how, But we
know that it does. For good to them that love God,
to them who are called according to His purpose. How can we know
that? How can we know that that difficulty,
that which breaks our heart, That which causes the tears to
flow. How can we know that that's working
for our good? Because God Almighty is the one
doing the work. That's how we know. That's how
we know. That's the answer that Paul gives. Because it's God
that's doing it. And he's too loving to do wrong. He's too wise to make a mistake.
He's too powerful not to work all things together for our good.
It's all according to what? His purpose. His purpose. What I purpose, God says, I'm
able to fulfill. And Paul went on to say, whom
he did predestinate to be conformed to the image of God's Son, that
he, the Son, might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover, Whom He did predestinate, He
called, He justified, glorified. What shall we say then? John,
what use shall we make of that glorious, glorious truth? Is
there some shoe leather involved here? Is there some walking around
comfort here? Oh yes, and here it is. If God
be for us, who can be against us? Oh yeah, that puts shoe leather
on it, doesn't it? That brings comfort to our hearts
just as it did Joshua. That he which had begun a good
work in you will perform it until the day of the Lord Jesus Christ
and then it shall be completed. Briefly, let's take Mr. Spurgeon's
advice to his students and visit one or two other death beds. Turn, if you will, to 2 Samuel
chapter 23. Again, you know this one so well.
Let's gather around. Let's visit that hour of the
departure of the sweet singer of Israel. That shepherd boy
who wrote, the Lord is my shepherd. That one who went before Goliath
with just his sling and his stone and said, I come to you in the
name of the Lord God. He's going to deliver you into
my hand. That one who became king of Israel. That one who went from tending
sheep to shepherding God's flock. That time has come for him. That
comes to all of us. And look what he says. Now these,
verse 1 of chapter 23 of 2 Samuel, now these be the last words of
David. David the son of Jesse. Who would
have ever thought that ruddy lad, even the prophet Samuel,
or rather even Jesse, his own father didn't think so when Samuel
came to his house to anoint Israel's future king, he didn't even bother
to let the youngest son come in. And when he did, God spoke
to Samuel, said, that's him. That's him. Man looketh upon
the outward appearance, but God looketh at the heart. Arise and
anoint, that's him. Now these be the last words of
David, the son of Jesse. The man who was raised up on
high, the anointed of God, the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist
of Israel said, let's skip down to verse 5, I think we can all
identify to these words, although my house be not so with God. Yeah, that's true. That's true. Yet, yet, He had made with me,
oh my soul, what a marvel, what a wonder, He had made with me,
the everlasting God has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things, Oh, my house may be in disorder. Oh, but God's covenant is ordered. It's perfect, complete, ordered
in all things insure. And this, God's covenant, God's
purpose, this is all my salvation and all my desire, although He
make it not to grow. God is faithful. God is faithful. God, the triune God. The salvation of his people to
the triune God was not an afterthought. The fall of Adam did not catch
God off guard. No, long before Adam fell and
we fell in him, our surety, the great shepherd of the sheep stood
for us. Oh yes, in Adam all die, but
all in Christ shall be made alive. Oh yes, in that everlasting covenant
of grace, God entrusted into the hands of our surety. This
is what David looked to. This is what comforted his heart.
as well as Joshua. He committed the keeping, the
safety, the salvation of all of his sheep into the hands of
the Great Shepherd. And the Great Shepherd says,
they're in my hands. The Father which gave them to
me, put them in my hand is greater than all, and nobody can pluck
them out. Oh, glory to His name. Let's visit another deathbed.
Turn, if you will, to 2 Timothy chapter 4. You know the picture. Paul says, at my first answer,
no man stood with me. All men forsook me. Timothy,
do your very best to come before winter, and when you do, bring
my cloak that I left. It's cold here. It's cold. Can you picture that faithful
man of God? Oh, I see him on another occasion
when he said to the Ephesian elders, I shall see your face
again no more. I'm going up to Jerusalem and
I don't know what shall befall me there. I don't know the particulars,
but I know this. God has told me everywhere I
go bonds and afflictions await me, abide me. But none of these things move
me, he said. that I might finish my course
with joy to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Paul, you
mean God didn't call you to reform the political world? No! He didn't call you to march down
the streets of Rome with a sign, free the slaves. No. He called
me to testify the gospel of the grace of God. And Paul said that
I might finish that course with joy. And now he says, Timothy,
I finished the course. I finished the course. And look
what he says, though all men have forsook me. Verse 17, notwithstanding. Notwithstanding. Sounds so much
like the words of Joshua and David. Notwithstanding the Lord
stood with me. Stand with me. Oh Lord Jesus,
stand with me. You stood for this sinner before
this sinner was ever born. You stood for this sinner Your
mercy and grace has followed this rebel before he ever bowed
to you. And your mercy and grace have
continued to follow me. And oh, Joe, I can't dishonor
him by even entertaining a thought that he shall forsake me now. Well, that one who loved me and
gave himself for me, will he not be there when that time comes
for me to cross over and be with him forever? Oh, yes. With my
dear friend and brother in Christ, the process I don't necessarily
look forward to, oh, but I look forward to the time when I shall
see the captain of my salvation. Notwithstanding, the Lord stood
with me. and strengthen me, that by me
the preaching might be fully known, that all the Gentiles
might hear, and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion,
one time, that time, oh but not this time, look at verse 18,
and the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will
preserve me, preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom
be glory forever and ever. And since our God says, I am
the Lord, I change not. Since the Lord God of Joshua,
that one Joshua trusted in, and David trusted in, and Paul trusted
in, And by His matchless grace He has caused you and I to trust
in. Is He not the same now as He
was then? Is He not the same to you and
I, child of God, as He was to them? I am the Lord, I change
not. Therefore, therefore, oh, there's
a necessary, sure consequence to God's immutability. There's
a therefore. that comes from it. Therefore
ye sons of Jacob are not consumed, not because of your own worth,
your own merit, your own strength, your own power, oh no, but because
the Lord your God changes not. What sweet comfort. That's why
we're not consumed. In Hebrews 11 concerning Abraham
and Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the promise, We read that
these all died in faith. Not that these all died. Hebrews
11 and 13. These all died in faith. In faith. They died still believing,
still trusting, still looking to the object of faith, the Lord
Jesus Christ. I read this story the other evening. of a faithful pastor. Just before his death was asked
by some at his bedside, loving friends, what his thoughts were
about eternity in that moment. Eternity to which he seemed to
be so very near. And he said, I'll let you know.
I'll let you know how it is with me in stretching forth a pale,
sickly, dying hand. He said, here it is, the grave,
the wrath of God, devouring flames, the just punishment of sin on
the one side. And here I am, a poor sinful
soul on the other side. But here is my comfort, the covenant
of grace which is established on so many sure promises has
saved me from all. There is an act, I like this
especially, he said there is an act of oblivion passed in
heaven It's this, I will forgive their iniquities and their sins
I will remember no more. Mike, that'd be a good one to
doze off to tonight, wouldn't it? Oh yes, there's been an act
of oblivion passed in the council halls of heaven itself. God says
their sins and iniquities I will remember no more. Oh, sweet rest to the believing
soul. Our Joshua. Our Joshua, the Lord
Jesus Christ. Oh, there is no testimony to
the faithfulness of God so convincing, is there? So touching as that
of a dying believer. Like Joshua, like David, like
Paul. If ever a man is sincere, if
ever a man is sincere, it's then, unless he's not in his right
mind. If ever the veil is laid aside and the soul appears real
and undisguised, no pretense then, why would there be? Why
would they be? Whether they be saint or sinner,
no pretense then, not in that moment, Nature. Nature. The old man dieth daily. The earthly house is being dissolved. Nature appears then to be exactly
as it is. Just nature. Nature. Grass. Oh, but grace prays his
name. His grace likewise appears to
be exactly what it is, reigning, sufficient, glorious enough. He proves then perhaps more than
at any other time, or the consummation of all else, that His grace is
sufficient. Yea, I am with thee. I am with
thee even unto the end of the world. That's our hope. You remember John Bunyan in his
famous allegory, Pilgrim Progress? There was, who was it? Mr. Doubtful? Mr. Doubtful, I think? Mr. Timid? Mr. Little Faith? Little Faith. Oh, he went through
life with so many doubts. But when his time came to go
down to the banks of Jordan, he steps in, and Bunyan wrote,
passed over to the other side with this triumphant song ringing
from his lips. Oh, death, where is thy sting? Oh, grave, where is thy victory? Oh, this is where we find Joshua. He's standing on the banks of
Jordan, and before he steps into the water, he says in words that
could not be more emphatic, more clear, more sure, Not one word
has failed. Everything God promised me, everything,
of all things, it's come to pass. Oh, what is the life of any child
of God but a continuous testimony to the truth and promise of God's
grace and mercy. Children of God, Our very lives
are a continual testimony, a continual miracle and evidence of God's
grace and mercy. Like old Fanny Crosby wrote. Remember she was blind, she was
blind, was born blind all of her life. A preacher visited
her home one time and said, I think it's a shame that God, when you
were born, didn't allow you to see. You may have done so much
more. And she said, oh, I'm glad he didn't. And the preacher said,
what? She said, oh, I'm glad he didn't. I'm glad I've never had sight
in this world. Because when I get to heaven,
the first thing I'm going to see, the first thing I'll ever
see is Jesus Christ. Oh, so many good hymns she wrote. All the way my Savior leads me. What have I to ask beside? Can
I doubt His tender mercy who through life has been my guide?
Oh, she didn't need a guide dog. She had the light of the world
leading her. Oh, and she led her all the way
to glory. Yes, has he not undertaken to
save us? Then I believe that he will.
Soon the living witness that all his people are will become
a dying one. When hardened flesh is failing,
when the solemn curtain of eternity is rising, and Jordan lies before
us, oh then may God in his grace once again prove that not one
word shall fail. And may that valley be radiant
with his presence. He promised he would be, Louis.
When you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, that's
all through life. And when life is over, I will
be with you. I couldn't help but think of
one. Perhaps you're thinking of it
as well. I listened to what I suppose was his last brief message before
he went to be in glory. I listen to it often when I'm
driving. It's on the CD in my car. Brother Tommy gave that
brief exposition from his hospital bed of Isaiah 53 and he said, I couldn't have picked a better
day. He said, I couldn't have picked
a better day. Everything's well. Nothing can be wrong that our
God has done. What a testimony to the sufficiency
of God's grace. And now let me be brief. You
know, you know that the name Joshua here, that we read in
the Hebrew, is just the same as Jesus in the Greek. And they
both mean Jehovah Savior or Jehovah is salvation. Our Joshua is exactly
that. He's exactly that. Joseph, call
his name Jesus. Why? Why? Why not call him something
else? Oh, because that says who he
is. That says who He is. That name tells us who He is.
Why He's come. Why God Almighty has made flesh. Why the Word made flesh and dwells
among us. Jesus, He shall save His people
from their sins. That's our Joshua. That's our
Joshua. If all of His people are not
saved. Listen. If all of His people
are not saved. He loses one that God Almighty
entrusted into His hands and made Him responsible for. If He doesn't save them from
all their sins, from sin's penalty, from sin's dominion, from sin's
curse, and from sin's very presence, if He doesn't save them to the
very uttermost, If he doesn't bring them from the depths of
sin and depravity and darkness and presents them before God
Almighty without a spot, without a wrinkle, without any trace
of sin, without any evidence that they were ever sinners.
If he doesn't do that, then he doesn't deserve the name. He
needs to change his name. Don't call him Jesus. You hear
how ridiculous that sounds. No, call him Jesus, Joseph. Give
him that name. Give him that name above every
name because he shall, he shall without a doubt Without a doubt,
He shall save His people from their sins. Oh, this helpless,
needy, worthless sinner just falls back into the arms of my
glorious Redeemer, believing that He's able to keep that which
I've committed unto Him against that day. Yes, our Joshua, Jehovah
Savior, is mighty to save. He's able to say to the uttermost,
and He's Jesus Christ, Joshua. The same yesterday, and today,
and forever. Child of God, let's just pause
for just a moment. Behold your King. Behold your
King. Is anything too hard for Him?
Anything too hard for Him? That which is impossible with
man, he says, is possible with God. Behold your great God and
Savior. Behold your salvation. Him. My salvation is not in a
word. It's not in a doctrine. It's
not in the Doctrine of Redemption. It's in the Redeemer that redeemed
me. My salvation is in the person. And all by His grace, I say with
Simeon, Simeon, I see my salvation. God in His great mercy and grace
did for me what would never have been done otherwise. He came
to me and removed the scales from my dark and blinded eyes
and showed me His Son. And I've never seen anything
like it in my life. Then He, my Joshua, the Son of
God. Joshua of the Old Testament can
only go so far as being a type of our Joshua. Because our Joshua
stands in a class all by himself. There's none like him. That's
why all the types together prove insufficient. That's why not
just the writings of Moses, but also the Psalms and the prophets. He said they all. One by itself
is not enough. They all testify of me. Oh, thank God for his grace. You remember on the Mount of
Transfiguration when James and John, Peter got drowsy while our Lord
talked to Moses and Elijah about his debt that he should accomplish
is the word. Accomplish. Bless God, when Jesus
Christ died, He wasn't dying for a maybe-so, or a hope-so,
or might-be-so. He died to accomplish the redemption. He died to put away all the sins
of His people. And either He did or He didn't,
there's no in-between. Either He did or He didn't. And
bless His name, He said He did. He said He did. He said it's
finished. I believe Him. I believe him. He's mighty to save. And Peter said, oh, this is good.
He didn't know what else to say. He got caught off guard. He got
caught sleeping when he should have been awake. Ever been there? And he said, oh, it's good. Good
for us to be here. Let's make three tabernacles.
And God said, Peter, this, my beloved son, You don't need three
tabernacles. This is my beloved son. He that
was the eternal word of God was made flesh and dwelt, John says,
the word is tabernacled among us. You don't need any other.
You're complete in him. And when Peter lifted up his
eyes, Jesus was left None like Him. None like Him. And He took
that tabernacle, John, that flesh, made like His brethren, He took
it back to glory with Him. Great is the mystery, like you
taught. Great is the mystery. The Son of God became what He
never was and will never be again. Now He's the God-man. And He went there as our representative. He now appears in the presence
of God for us. And His very presence, His simply
being there, is testimony that God accepts His Son. That God
accepts everyone that's in His Son. He represents His people. And He represents them perfectly. That's our Joshua. And He'll
appear the second time without sin unto them that look for Him
unto eternal salvation. He said, I go to prepare a place
for you. Oh, I'm so thankful for that
because I sure can't do it. I can't prepare a place before
God of acceptance? Oh, no. No. Heaven, glory is
prepared for us by Him. Joe, he earned it. He earned
it. He merited it. He's worth it. It was his work. He prepared
that place. He said, no man comes unto the
Father but by me. Oh, I love the expression that
Paul uses. Children of God, he says, brothers
and sisters in Christ, forgive one another for Christ's sake. even as God, for Christ's sake,
hath forgiven you." What will God not do for this sinner For
Christ's sake, not one word shall fail of everything He has promised
me. This sinner, by His grace, expects
to see it all, to have it all, to enjoy it all forever with
Him. This is why we preach Christ
alone, Christ always, and Christ as enough. That's why God Himself
says to sinners, look unto Me and be ye saved, all the ends
of the earth. For I am God and there is none else. All came to pass, not one word
has failed. Not one word has failed. Our Joshua has never failed. Has never failed. He shall not
fail, God said concerning his righteous servant, he shall not
fail. Brother David Edmondson, I remember
reading a brief article by him where he made this statement.
He said if there was one square foot on this whole earth, where
God didn't rule, I would be constantly afraid that that's the square
foot I was standing on. Oh, but our God is in the heavens
and he has his way in the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants
of the earth. And our Joshua, none can stay
his hand or say unto him, what doest thou? All came to pass. Look, if you will, and I'll wrap
this up. Look in chapter 24, the last chapter, at verse 29. And it came to pass, after these
things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord,
died being a hundred and ten years old. And so did our Joshua. He died. He died. He that said, I'm the resurrection,
the life, bowed his head upon the cross and gave up the ghost,
he died. But he's not dead now. John,
I'm he that liveth. Oh yes, I was dead and I'm alive
forevermore. Forevermore. Think of that. That proclaims redemption attained,
sin put away, and God satisfied. I am he that liveth forevermore. In chapter 5 we read, after the
children of Israel finally crossed into the Canaan land, the land
of promise, that they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan
that year. God, the manna stopped and when
they entered Canaan they ate of the fruit of the land of Cana
that year. Blessed, blessed thought. This might be the year that I'll enter the promised
land. This might be the year that I shall see His face. It
might be. It might be this year. Oh, Gloria,
stop. Today, today, I might go to be
with Him. He might call me to be with Him
forever. Let me quote from a hymn. When
heaven and earth have fled away, God's mercy shall unshaken stay. For Jesus' blood above the skies,
mercy eternal, mercy cries. Though every earthly joy be gone,
and every comfort be withdrawn, steadfast on Christ I will rely,
trusting God's Son I cannot die. Though my heart fails and flesh
decays, before God's throne on judgment day, holy and faultless,
I will prove the power of His redeeming love. Not one word
shall fail. God bless you. God bless you.
Larry Criss
About Larry Criss
Larry Criss is Pastor of Fairmont Grace Church located at 3701 Talladega Highway, Sylacauga, Alabama 35150. You may contact him by writing; 2013 Talladega Hwy., Sylacauga, AL 35150; by telephone at 205-368-4714 or by Email at: larrywcriss@mysylacauga.com
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