“WHAT MUST I DO?”
A Message To Lost Sinners
"Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” -- Ephesians 5:14
If you
are without Christ, if you are lost, under the wrath of God, and without hope
in this world, this message is for you. I want to tell you what you must do.
There are some things lost, dead, spiritually impotent sinners can and must do
for themselves. You cannot save yourself. You cannot redeem yourself, put away
your own sin, justify yourself, or give yourself eternal life. You are
spiritually dead. But there are some things you can do. And what you can do you
must do.
Was the
Ethiopian eunuch lost? Was he dead in sin? Indeed he was. Yet, he did not
neglect his soul. He did what he could. Indeed, he did all that he knew to do.
He walked in the light God gave him. I hold the eunuch before you as an example
of what you must do, if you care for your soul, if you would escape the wrath
of God - (Read Acts 8:26-40.).
That
Ethiopian BOUGHT A BIBLE AND BEGAN TO
READ IT. You can do that. If you would find the Pearl of Great Price you
must search for him in the field where he is hidden, in the Word of God (John
5:39).
The
eunuch EARNESTLY SOUGHT THE LORD.
You can do that too. He went up to the temple at Jerusalem, the place where God
had promised to meet with men. It was a long, costly, dangerous journey. But
the man was in trouble. He was a sinner in need of a Savior. So he made the
trip from Ethiopia to Jerusalem. His immortal soul was at stake! God has
promised to meet with men, sinners like you, in the assembly of his saints
(Matt. 18:20). If you care for your soul, seek him there.
Though
the eunuch did not find the Savior at first, he was not deterred from his
pursuit. When he left Jerusalem, he was still seeking the Lord. He was reading
Isaiah 53. He did not seek to know the mysteries of Scripture, but the Person
of Scripture. No doubt, as he read the prophet Isaiah, he cried out to God from
his heart, "Of whom speaketh the prophet?"
WHILE HE WAS SEEKING THE LORD WITH ALL HIS
HEART, GOD SENT HIM A GOSPEL PREACHER. Philip, by the arrangement of Divine
providence, came and preached Christ to the eunuch. When he heard the gospel,
he believed. When he believed, he was baptized. "And he went on his way rejoicing." He walked in the light God
gave him, did what he knew he could do and had to do, and God gave him more
light. God saved him by his matchless grace. Here is God's word to you: "Awake thou that sleepest, and arise
from the dead, and Christ shall give the light.”
Grace Baptist Church of Danville - Grace For
Today Radio Message #788
2734 Old Stanford Road -
Danville, Kentucky 40422-9438
Donald S.
Fortner, Pastor -Telephone 606-236-8235 - Email grace@mis.net