God has a Plan and Purpose for Your Life
You need to be born again.
Jesus answered and said unto him, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."[John 3:3]
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."[Romans 3:23]
"The wages of sin is death."[Romans 6:23]
No one can save themselves not even with good works.
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us."[Titus 3:5]
We need a substitute to pay the price for sin for us.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotton Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."[John 3:16]
Jesus is the only way to the Father.
"Neither is there salvation in any other; For there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved."[Acts 4:12]
You must repent of sin and call on Him.
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
[Romans 10:9-10]
"For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." [Romans 10:13]
You can pray and receive God's gift of eternal life right now.
God, I am a sinner and need my sins forgiven. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ as a substitute for my sins. I repent of my sins and I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I invite you Lord Jesus into my heart to be my Savior and Lord of my life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. Please dear Lord, take control of my life and mold me into the person you would have me be. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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Receive assurance of your salvation through reading the Word of God.
"If ye continue in my word, then are ye my desciples indeed.: And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."[John 8:31-32]
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Remember: God has a Plan and Purpose for Your Life
Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
Words & Music: Philip P. Bliss
Hymn story:
On a dark, stormy, night, when the waves rolled like mountains, and not a star was to be seen, a boat, rocking and plunging, neared the Cleveland harbor. “Are you sure this is Cleveland?” asked the captain, seeing only one light from the light-house.
“Quite sure, sir,” replied the pilot.
“Where are the lower lights?”
“Gone out, sir.”
“Can you make the harbor?”
“We must, or perish, sir!”
And with a strong hand and a brave heart, the old pilot turned the wheel. But alas, in the darkness he missed the channel, and with a crash upon the rocks the boat was shivered, and many a life lost in a watery grave. Brethren, the Master will take care of the great light-house: let us keep the lower lights burning!
D. L. Moody.
Words:
Brightly beams our Father’s mercy from His lighthouse evermore,
But to us He gives the keeping of the lights along the shore.
Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave!
For to us He gives the keeping of the lights along the shore.
[or Some poor struggling, sinking sailor you may rescue, you may save.]
Dark the night of sin has settled, loud the angry billows roar;
Eager eyes are watching, longing, for the lights, along the shore.
Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave!
Eager eyes are watching, longing, for the lights, along the shore.
Trim your feeble lamp, my brother, some poor sailor tempest tossed,
Trying now to make the harbor, in the darkness may be lost.
Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave!
Trying now to make the harbor, some poor sailor may be lost.
