In Hebrews chapter 4, just by
way of introduction, I would remind you that the key word,
one of the key words, I think there's actually two in the book
of Hebrews, is the word better. The other, I think, is the word
wants, better. We find that in the very first
chapter and nearly every chapter after that, all 13 chapters.
the word better over and over again. You might ask, better
than what? Compared to what? Well, the comparison
is always the Lord Jesus Christ. So that's not a hard question
to answer. If you're comparing the Lord Jesus Christ to anything
or anyone, he's better. You decide. Compare him to whatever
you want, and the answer is better. We just read in chapter 4, he's
a better high priest. And throughout this book, again
and again, the writer tells us he's a better priest, and not
only that, he's a better sacrifice. And being that better sacrifice,
that is Himself, He offered Himself without spot to God. The only
sacrifice that could do that. God was satisfied with that sacrifice
alone and still is, and always will be. And after offering that
better sacrifice, He sat down at the right hand of God. And
that gave us a better result because the result of that sacrifice
did what all the sacrifices before couldn't. They were only pictures
of that one great sacrifice that was to come, Jesus Christ himself. And the result of his laying
down his life for us was this. It accomplished our eternal redemption. He did what all the animal sacrifices
were only shadows of, only types of. He actually put away all
the sins of all His people. Now, don't let that fly by too
quick. There's a lot of joy in that, a lot of comfort in that.
He actually, really, forever put away all the sins of all
His people. And God's satisfied with His
sacrifice. I know that He is, because He
raised Him from the dead. Otherwise, that would have never
happened. Therefore, in the light of those
better things, we have better promises. Better promises established
upon a better hope. Notice, first of all, if you
will, in Hebrews chapter 4. We find this, I'm sorry, chapter
1, the first four verses. We run across this word better
at the very outset of the epistle. It speaks of His more excellent
name. But look at verse 1 of chapter
1. God, who at sunry times and in diverse manners, spake in
time passed unto the fathers by the prophets, had in these
last days When Paul wrote this, it was the last days, it's the
last days now. We've been in the last days ever
since Christ went back to glory. Having these last days spoken
unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,
by whom also he made the worlds, who being the brightness of his
glory. Now when we read this description
of our Redeemer, it's not hard to understand why he would be
called better. Listen to how he's described
in what he did. Who being the brightness of his
glory, that is God's glory, and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power. I don't read
of any other person in there to you. He did all that by himself. And more than that, he did the
following also by himself. When he had by himself. did what? By himself what? Oh, this great work that none
other could do when he had by himself purged our sins. That is, he took them away forever. sat down, sat down on the right
hand of the majesty on high. No angel could do that. That's
why we read he's given a much better name than angels, verse
4, being made so much better than the angels, as he had by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Oh yes, it wasn't
to Gabriel that God the Father said, set thou here on my right
hand. It wasn't speaking to Gabriel
when he said, every knee is going to bow to you. Oh no, Gabriel
wasn't the one that purged our sins. Great as he is, and as
mighty as he is, and with all the power that he had, this was
a work greater than any angel could perform. You remember?
In Revelation 5, the question was asked in heaven, who's worthy? Who's worthy? And you remember,
nobody was found. No man in heaven or earth. And
I don't read in chapter 5 that Gabriel stepped forward or any
other angel and said, I'm worthy. Oh, no. No. The only one that
was worthy is that one who has this most excellent name, who
was made so much better than the angels. Gabriel rejoiced
simply to be the messenger of the true Redeemer. Remember when
he went to Mary? In Luke's Gospel, chapter 1,
we read this. And Gabriel was rejoiced, considered
it to be an honor, I'm sure, just to be the messenger about
the Redeemer. Oh, but he was never the Redeemer.
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into
a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin, and spoused to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the seed of David, and the virgin's
name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her
and said, Hail thou that art highly favored. The Lord is with
thee. Blessed art thou among women.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast
in her mind what matter of salutation this should be. And the angel
said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favor with
God. God's being gracious to you.
Verse 31, And behold, Now, now Gabriel speaks about that one
who is better. That one who has that most excellent
name. And behold, thou shalt conceive
in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his
name Jesus. Jesus. But he doesn't stop there. He says, thou shalt call his
name Jesus. He shall be great. He shall be great. Again, in
comparison to who? And again, I say, you decide.
You pick. Compare him to anyone, any individual
or any group, any nation, anything or anybody, any angel in heaven,
any man on earth, and only of him can it be said, he shall
be great. Why? Because he's coming to do
what none else could ever do. Call his name Jesus. He shall
be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the
Lord God shall give unto him, nobody else but him, the throne
of his father David. When we come to our text in Hebrews
4.16, it speaks of it as a throne of grace. Hmm, I like that. And he shall reign if people
let him. No, no, it doesn't say that. Nowhere in God's Word does it
even hint at such a thing. And he shall reign without question. Why? Because he's the mighty
God-master. I mean, it... I think my pastor
is right when I've heard he made the statement, of course I'm
speaking to Mr. Fortner, when people go into
a church, as it's called, they park their brains at the door.
I mean, for example, how could in the same breath people speak
of God that can't have His way? Doesn't jive. It doesn't. If He's God, He has His way. If He doesn't have His way, then
He's not God. Hmm, I just kind of make good
sense does he shall be great and shall be called the son of
us of the highest he shall reign Over the house of Jacob forever
and of his kingdom there shall be no end Oh, yes, a more excellent
name. And that same angel went shortly
after this visit to Mary to Joseph, her future husband, and said,
Joseph, don't be afraid to take Mary to be your wife, because
that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And when
he's born, when he's born, when that baby is born, who will be
none else than the mighty God, Lord, That's amazing, isn't it? Amazing. The everlasting father. Wait, are you sure? Oh, yes.
Oh, yes. The baby in the manger, that
little dark-skinned infant boy born in Bethlehem, that little
Jewish baby, that's God. No wonder Paul said, great is
the mystery of godliness. I can't explain it. But I believe
it, and I bow to it, and I adore and worship at the footstool
of his throne of grace. Call his name Jesus, Joseph,
because he shall save his people from their sins. That accomplishment was given
not to Gabriel, but to Jesus. And that's why not to Gabriel,
but to Jesus they cast down their crowns and cry, worthy is the
Lamb. Gabriel, as I said, rejoiced
just to be the messenger of that one that was coming. And I rejoice
likewise to preach to you, as Paul said, not ourselves. Wouldn't that be encouraging,
Todd? You're going to go out tomorrow as you do every Monday
morning into a world that hates God. You'll hear things you'd
rather not hear, things that cut you to the flesh, hear God's
name taken in vain. So when you come here tonight
and I preach unto you myself, what would that do for you? How
would that harm you? Oh, but if I preach unto you
Jesus Christ, If I preach unto you that one who sets upon the
throne of grace with all the grace you need, tomorrow, the
day after tomorrow, all the grace you'll need, all the days of
your life. Now, that'll help you. That'll
help you. We don't preach ourselves, but
we preach Christ, and I delight to do so. That one given that
name above every name to you, tired, weary, Child of God, here's
some solid ground for hope and for help and for your comfort.
In that one who bears this glorious name, we read, that better name,
that more excellent name than priest, and priesthood, his offering
produced, it obtained in reality, it really did what all those
others only foreshadowed. He accomplished it. That's how
the Bible expresses it. Preachers say he tried. Preachers
say, well, if you'll do something, then what he did on the cross
will be worth something. It's worth something. And that's
why in time, it produces the salvation of a multitude. We add nothing to his work. That's
why it's called a finished work. That's why he said it's finished. How would he utter such a proclamation? How would He utter such a shout
of victory if there was something to be added to it by anyone? Oh, no, no, no. When He said
it's finished, it was finished. He did exactly what He came to
do. Jesus, He shall save His people
from their sin. And He did. That's what the name
means. And He deserves the name. He
deserves the name, the salvation of the Lord. One hymn writer
expressed it like this. Not all the blood of beasts on
Jewish altars slain could give the guilty conscience peace or
wash away the stain. But Christ, the heavenly Lamb,
takes all our sins away, a sacrifice of nobler name and richer blood
than they. Believing we rejoice to see the
curse removed, believing we rejoice to see the curse removed, we
bless the lamb with cheerful voice and sing redeeming love. Oh yes, worthy is the lamb that
was slain. He's given that name for good
reason. Let his name be exalted in everything. In every message preached, God
give me grace to exalt that name. In every song that we sing, if
it doesn't exalt Him and God's grace and glory, it's not worth
singing. In every prayer we offer, let
His name be exalted. You know why? He's earned it.
He deserves it. We just sang it a moment ago,
didn't we? Didn't we stand and sing it a
moment ago? Jesus paid it all. He paid it all, Louis. All to
him I owe. He washed all my sins away. Now, look back, if you will,
in chapter four of Hebrews. Hebrews chapter four. It speaks
of him being upon a throne of grace. And Paul says, that being
the case, come to him. Come to him. Why? Why? That we may obtain mercy. Well, I need that, don't you?
Come to the throne of grace boldly that we may obtain mercy and
find grace to help. When? In time of need? Is there ever a time that is
not a time of need? Is there ever a time? Is there
ever an hour in the day? A minute in any hour? Any time
that you don't stand in need of grace and mercy? Of course
not. Of course not. Is there ever
been a time you came to the throne of grace upon which grace personified
and found that mercy and grace weren't there? Has He ever been
unwilling or unable to give you all the grace and mercy that
you need to help? Has His supply ever been exhausted? I ask you, in your experience,
has his supply of mercy and grace ever been exhausted? Has his
help in your time of need ever been insufficient? Has it, Lord?
You've been around a while. Most of us have been around a
little while. Lowell's a couple years more
than me. Since you, by grace, were called
out of darkness into His marvelous light, has there ever been a
time in your life that you found His grace and mercy wasn't sufficient? At the time you were the weakest,
was He not the strongest? At the time when you felt honestly,
that I cannot take one more step, that He not take you up in His
arms like a father does a child, and kiss your cheeks, and wipe
your tears away, and whisper into your ear a sweet promise
of grace like this, My child, I'm never going to leave you,
and I'll never forsake you. You're not alone. You're not
alone. David said, though father and
mother forsake me, yet the Lord shall take me up. He sits on
a throne of grace and he that sits there, that one of excellent
merit and name, he's better in every respect. In every comparison
in the epistle, he's better because he's the personification of grace. This is what I want to remember. And I want you to remember. Grace
is not a word. Grace is not a doctrine only. Grace is not something that we
get hold of and use. I I hear men talk that way. As
those grace is something they can grab and and use as they
please. Oh no no no. Grace is Grace is an operation of God
in the hearts of all His people. And Jesus Christ is that one
medium. He's that one way. He's that
only avenue by which we approach God and receive mercy and grace. He sets upon a throne. In other words, He's a real Savior
with real grace for real needs. This is not pretend. I know a
lot of religions in our day are no more than just a Try to talk yourself into it.
I'm trying to think of the word. A lot of these fellas are like
cheerleaders, you know? You go and they give you a little
pep talk, you know? And you go on it for about a
week, then you got to come back and have another little pep talk,
you know? Oh, no, no. The God of all grace
that sits upon the throne of grace, He has real grace and
real mercy and real help for real sinners. Not pretend sinners,
not sham sinners. I mean real beggars at the throne
of grace. Is that you? Is that you? Oh,
if you're a child of God, it is, and you're glad to have it
so. Oh, I need thee every hour. Every hour. And you know what
Paul tells us here? He's there every hour. Every hour. There's not a time
that he is not near. Oh, there are times I may not
be aware of it. That may be the majority of the
time that that's due to myself, not him. He says, I'm always
there. I'm always with you. You're not
alone. He sets up on the throne of grace. John said the law was given by
Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Sufficient grace, all necessary
grace. Paul, the Lord said, I'll not
remove the thorn that you're asking me to do, But he said,
I'll give you grace to bear it. My grace is sufficient for thee. Since I am the Lord and I change
not, that must be true for me as well. If his grace was sufficient
for Paul and he changes not, his grace must be sufficient
for me. And I've proved it. I've proved
the sufficiency, the truth of this text over and over and over
again. And I trust to prove it over
and over and over again until I enter glory to be with Him
forever. I've proved this in my experience
over and over. I've come to the throne of grace.
Oh, no, no. Let's be a little more honest
than that. I've crawled to the throne of grace. because I was
too weak, too burdened, too heavy-hearted to walk. So I crawled to the
throne of grace. Oh, but His grace was always
sufficient, never been a time. Oh, I've proved it over and over
again that this is what the throne of grace pictures. This is the
message of hope and grace and mercy and help for all His people. for as long as time shall last. We're told this in the close
of this epistle. Turn, if you will, to chapter
13, in the very close of it. It'll be true to the close of
our journey here as well, that His grace will always be sufficient. In verse 8 of chapter 13, the
writer says, Jesus Christ the same. I'm so thankful for that,
aren't you? I'm not. I'm not. I'm fickle. I'm feeble. I'm sinful. I'm just
a man. My love for him fluctuates. It's
cold. It's warm. It's up. It's down. My faith in him, he deserves
all the faith I can possibly give. but it's weak, up and down,
hot and cold. But Jesus Christ, he's the same. He's the same. He never changes. He's the same yesterday, he's
the same today, and he'll be the same forever. My burdened, heavy-hearted fellow
pilgrim, to God's glory, Jesus Christ is the same forever. And by his grace, we journey
to that city whose builder and maker is God. Don't you find
that comforting? that His grace will always be
sufficient. It'll always be the same. A throne
of grace, then let us go and offer up our prayer. A gracious
God will mercy show to all that worship there. A throne of grace,
rejoice ye saints. That throne is open still. To
God a bosom your complaints, and then inquire His will. A
throne of grace we yet shall need, long as we draw our breath. a Savior too to intercede till
we are changed by death. Let's look briefly here again
in Hebrews chapter 4. Paul speaks of what we have and
what we don't have. what we have in our great high
priest and what we don't have. Just by way of comparison, look
what he says in verse 15, what we have not. What we have not. There is comfort here by way
of contrast. Now whether the apostle was referring
to that earthly high priest again when he made this statement,
I'm not sure. I know that he does so in much
of this epistle and he may have had an eye to the earthly high
priest when he made this statement. But we have not a high priest
which cannot be touched. I suppose that that earthly high
priest could perform his duties without any feeling, without
any heart involved, without any sympathy for the people that
he represented. I suppose he could go into the
most holy place once a year on the Day of Atonement and just
go through the motions without heart, without feeling. The apostle
says, our high priest is not like that. He's not like that. He's not just going through the
motions. What a terrible way to approach
God without heart. But we have a high priest not
like that. Oh, if we had no high priest,
where would that leave us? We have not a high priest, where
would we be? A lost sinner without hope, without
an advocate, without an advocate. Anybody that thinks they can
stand before God and not need an advocate is a fool, is a deceived
person. Anybody that thinks that they
can stand before God on any merit of their own and depend upon
anything they've ever done, is a blind, blind, lost person. They're not saved by the grace
of God. Oh, but a saved sinner, a saved
sinner, we have a mediator interceding on our behalf. Without him, there
would be no redemption. Without him, there would be nothing. Nothing at all. No righteousness
that God requires. No intercession. Peter, I prayed
for you. I prayed for you, Peter, that
your faith fail not. And our great high priest right
now intercedes for us. The office of the high priest
was twofold. He not only made sacrifice, but
he made intercession. And our Lord Jesus Christ laid
down His life for us, but now He intercedes for us, just as
He did that night. Father, Father, I will all that
those you have given me be with me where I am." Thank God we
have a high priest in glory right now, bone of our bones, flesh
of our flesh, that identifies with His people. He was one of
us. Because the children were flesh
and blood, we're told in chapter 2 of this epistle. He likewise
took part of the same. that he might be a merciful and
faithful high priest in things pertaining to God. He offered
sacrifice and made intercession based on that sacrifice. See
him enter in? See our great high priest trod
the winepress alone? I don't know what that means.
Understand very little what that means. We get some inkling of
it when through the darkness that surrounded him that day
on Calvary, symbolic of the darkness, the horrible darkness that his
soul was passing through, his unknown sufferings. He cried,
my God, thou hast forsaken me. Why hast thou forsaken me? I've trodden the winepress alone,
and of the people there was none with me. But we see him come
forth because he was our substitute with the multitude. Yes, he trod
the winepress alone, but you know what the issue of that was?
He said, except the corn of wheat falling to the ground and die,
it abides alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth
much fruit. Again in chapter 2, he's called
the firstborn of many. Brethren, our Lord's death will
never be proved in miscarriage. You may get tired of me saying
it, but I will say it again. Jesus Christ did not die for
a hope so. He didn't die for a pure chance. He didn't die for a maybe. And
God forbid that anyone should say what so many do in our day,
that He died for people, bore the sins of people who go to
hell and suffer for those same sins. Oh, where was such a Redeemer
as that? Oh, no. Oh, no. Let me sing of
that One who loved me and gave Himself for me, who affectionately
and completely and eternally removed my sins forever. They're gone, bless God. Glory
to His name. Now, that's a Redeemer this sinner
can trust. That's the Redeemer I can enter
into the rest that Paul talks about in this chapter. Awake,
sweet gratitude, and sing the ascended Savior's love. See how
He lives to carry on His people's calls above. In verse 14, Paul
talks about also what we have. What we have. Look at it again,
will you? Seeing then that we have a great
high priest. You have that right now, believer. Nothing, nothing can change that. Nothing can sever that. Nothing
you pass through can have any bearing whatsoever on that. We
have a great high priest. that is passed into the heavens,
Jesus, the son of God. Therefore, in view of that, that
being the case, let us hold fast our profession. We have a high
priest, Paul says, that can be touched, meaning that he identifies
with his people because he was made like unto them flesh. He
was made flesh that he might be made sin. He offered not something,
He offered himself. He offered himself. Look what
the result of that was in chapter 7. Look what Paul says here in
chapter 7 of Hebrews. But this man, in comparison to
the earthly high priest, now the apostle says, oh, but look
to Christ. Look to this man. But this man,
because he continue with ever, have an unchangeable priesthood.
Wherefore? Wherefore? He is able also to
save them to the uttermost. I need saving to the uttermost. I'm a great sinner. Therefore,
I need a great savior. And Paul says, you have one.
You have one. Wherefore, he is able also to
save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing
he ever liveth, ever liveth to make intercession for them. Before the father's throne he
stands, shows forth His wounded hands. They're mine. They're mine. And His intercession
prevails before the Holy God on the behalf of His people.
He offered Himself without spot to God. Not just shadow, but
substance Himself. Not a type, but Himself. And the result of that is this,
the blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanses us from all sin. Look in chapter 10 of this epistle,
Hebrews 10 verse 3. There's that little word again.
But in those sacrifices, that is the earthly, the animal sacrifices,
but in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of
sins every year. For it is not possible that the
blood of bulls and goats should take away sin. No matter how
accurately they were offered up, no matter how sincerely,
the result was this, sin still remained. If sin remained, then
judgment remained. Oh, but look what he says on
down in the chapter, verse 12 of Hebrews 10, but this man,
but this man, the God-man, after he had offered one sacrifice
for sins forever, Oh, can you picture this, my
faith? This man, after he had offered
one sacrifice for sins forever, what did he do? He sat down. He sat down. What does that mean? What does that mean? It means
he was finished. It means he accomplished redemption. It means he put away the sins
of his people. He sat down. victorious savior that he is. Thank God we have such a redeemer
as he is. Fall down there. Worship there
at the footstool of this throne of grace because he put away
our sin. If there's no sin, then there's
no judgment. The penalty's been paid. That's
why Paul writes, there's therefore now no condemnation to them who
are in Christ Jesus. Why? There's no reason for God
to condemn them because they were condemned in the person
of His Son when He was their substitute upon the cross. Would
God demand payment twice for the same crime, for the same
penalty? Would God take The Lord Jesus
Christ, and make Him to be sin for us, would penalize Him for
our sins and in our place, and then turn around and require
payment at our hands? No! No! Bless God, no! It'll never happen. No wonder
the writer says, cease from your own works back in chapter 4.
Look at it again, verse 10 of Hebrews 4. It says, for he that
has entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own
works as God did from his. Cease from religious exercises. As we said earlier, man, they
can wear you out, can't they? They can wear you down. Because
it's never enough, Lester. It's never enough. Go, do, give,
pray. count beads, just over and over
and on and on, but it never brings rest, never brings peace. It may bring deception and a
false peace, but it will never bring the rest that the apostles
speaks of here, this kind of rest, this kind of rest. that
I can go home and lie down and know I've got peace with God. I have an Advocate with the Father
that affectionately, eternally pleads my cause. And you know
what He pleads? Not my merits, but His own. That's what gives me rest. Not
what I deserve. Oh no, what He deserves, what
He's earned, what He's merited. Oh, now that'll give rest. That'll
give rest. Oh, enter into that. The rest
of our glory is substitute. Oh, what happened? God was satisfied
by his offering. Justice was vindicated. Sometimes
when traveling on the interstate, you know that's pretty boring.
Mile after mile, nothing at all looks alike. Concrete and blacktop. And after four or five hundred
miles of that, you think, man, I'd like to get out from behind
the wheel of this car. And there a sign will pop up.
Rest stop, one mile ahead. All right, that's going to feel
good. I've got to get out. Our Lord Jesus Christ says, come
unto me. Stop. Get off the highway of
self-righteous works. Quit trying to earn your way
into favor with God. Stop. Stop. Stop right here. Christ is the end of the law
for righteousness. Come unto me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you what? Rest. rest. Last of all, look what
Paul says again in verse sixteen. Let us therefore come boldly
to the throne of grace. To him that sets upon the throne,
he has mercy and grace. Mercy there was great and grace
was free and it still is. It still is. Grace doesn't change. Christ is the same yesterday,
today, and forever. Grace does the work. It's not
something that I control. I hear men talk about grace as
if it's something that they can get hold of and use. No, no,
no. Grace uses me. I don't use grace. Grace is like light. It's free. Light doesn't come
to the darkness and say, use me. Does it? No. It drives out
the darkness and says, let there be light. And that's what grace
does. It's grace that reigns. Grace
comes continually on the same grounds as when it was first
given. And we all, as long as we're
in this flesh, I suppose, and have this fall in nature, have
a tendency to feel like, well, I can do something to merit,
merit something from God. No, no. It's always grace, and
being unmerited as it was at the first, it always will be. Grace cannot be bought. It can't
be won. It can't be earned. Of grace
means this. The recipient has no claim on
it. It comes to him as pure charity. How do you like that? Pure charity. Most folks say, oh, whoa, whoa,
I'm too proud. Louie, you was telling me about
your friend earlier. Oh, what do you mean? Free, free,
sovereign. Oh, no, pure charity. Oh, I can't stoop that low. Well,
you'll never experience God's grace till you do. But if you're
a beggar, if you're a beggar, Like the Lord talked about in
that parable in the house of Simon the self-righteous Pharisee,
if you're a beggar with nothing to pay, nothing to pay, and God's
holy law was breathing down your neck saying, the soul that sinneth,
it must die. And you know you've sinned. And
God demands payment. And you've got nothing to pay.
If you hear the good news that mercy is absolutely pure charity,
that'll be all right with you. That'll be all right with you.
Because I'm a beggar. I've got nothing to pay. It's free. And you know what?
It still is, brothers and sisters. It always will be. We approach
the throne of grace on the same grounds that we always approached
it. His merits. And there he sits. There he sits. All the grace
that every one of his people, and they're a multitude, Think
of the grace necessary to keep you and me for a day. He keeps all of His people for
all time, every day of their life, raising the glory without
spot or blemish or any such thing. I think old Newton was right
when he said, that's amazing grace. That's amazing grace. Come to this throne of grace.
Look up. Look up at that one setting upon
this throne of grace. Man! He must be something. My soul, Lord, he's got more merit than I could
ever realize. What grace, what mercy, what
value, what worth. My soul, the blood of Jesus Christ,
God's Son, cleanses a multitude of sinners of all their sins. Oh, look at Him upon His throne
of grace. The psalmist said, Thou art fairer
than the children of men. Grace is poured into thy lips,
therefore hath God blessed thee forever. Gird on thy sword upon
thy thigh, O Most Mighty, with thy glory and majesty. Go forth in mighty grace, conquering
and to conquer, saying, Come down, sinner! Mighty grace says,
today I must abide at thou house. Oh, the great captain of our
salvation says, Saul, you're not going a step further. Grace brings him down in the
dust as a beggar. Lord, what will you have me to
do? What a Redeemer. As you leave
here tonight, not knowing what tomorrow holds, Hear Him. Hear Him who holds all your tomorrows. Hear Him. Come to the throne
of grace. Come to me, Christ says, that
you might obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. God bless you. Thank you for
your time.