Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto
you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven,
but my Father giveth you the true bread from
heaven. For the bread of God is he that cometh
down from heaven and giveth life. unto the world
then said they unto him lord evermore give us
this bread and jesus said unto them i am the
bread of life he that cometh to me shall never
hunger and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst But I said unto you, that ye also have
seen me, and believe not. All that the Father
giveth me shall come to you, and him that comes
to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came
down from heaven not to do mine own will, but
the will of him that sent me. And this is the
Father's will which sent me, that of all which
he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should
raise it up again at the last day. And this is
the will of him that sent me, that every one
which seeth the Son and believeth on him may
have... everlasting life and i will raise him
up at the last day thus reads a portion the word
of god is found in the sixth chapter of john
but beloved that marvelous 37th verse and it
comes from the highest authority in heaven and
earth it comes from the very lips of the son
of the living god him that cometh to me i will
in no wise cast out he's talking to you there
in the darkness of your night is one who is closer
to you than a brother. There in that hour of
sorrow is one who is nearer to you than the voice
of that one that you can hear speaking to you
in the same room. One so near that you can just
reach out and touch the hem of a seamless robe.
One who understands you so perfectly that he
knows you better than you know yourself. Discouraged.
Disheartened. In the very throes of defeat. I
don't have to tell you that you are not born
again, that you've never been regenerated. You
don't need any preacher to tell you. You're there
without... Peace in that heart without peace
of mind. You know you need him. You need him
more than you need anything else in the whole
world. You don't need me to tell you. You know
that of yourself. There's a cry way down deep
there. A cry for something that only he can satisfy.
And he's promised. Him that cometh unto me. I
will in no wise cast out. But he cannot receive
you. And he will not receive you. Unless you
come to him. You must take the first step. Remember,
beloved. He has paid the price in full. When
he died on the cross. Your... Pardon was paid
in full. It's waiting for you. It's been purchased.
It's yours. Written in the blood of the son of
the living God. With the stamp of God almighty
upon that pardon. With the seal of heaven upon
that glorious pardon. The pardon that is yours.
But you must reach out and accept the pardon.
You must step forward. You must come. You must
receive it. He's willing. He's waiting. It's
yours. But it will never really be your full
possession until you take the step of accepting.
of receiving, of coming to him. Him that cometh
unto me. But you say, how can I come? Just as
you are. No plea of righteousness, no merit of
your own, no man, no woman can come into the
presence of a holy God and plead any righteousness.
Any merit? For your righteousness and my righteousness
in the sight of God is as filthy rags. Know that.
We have nothing to plead. Nothing whatsoever.
Except coming into his presence. Confessing our
sins. Confessing the fact that we're sinners.
And sometimes I believe that the hardest thing
in the whole world for an individual to do, to
confess their need of Christ as a Savior, to
confess their sins, to come in humility and say,
Jesus, I confess I'm a sinner. I confess my sins.
Forgive my sins. cleanse me from all unrighteousness.
But I'll promise you something. The very minute
you'll do it, the very second that you see yourself
as a sinner and accept Jesus Christ as your personal
Savior from your sin, that very moment, the blood
of Jesus Christ, God's Son, will cleanse you
from all unrighteousness. That very minute, He'll
receive you. The prayer may only be a sentence.
Right there in that kitchen, right now. You need
not even be in a kneeling position. But just
look up. And with all the sincerity of your heart,
with all the earnestness of your being, be dead
honest with God and say, I confess I'm a sinner.
Right there in that office. Right there in the
living room of your home. driving along there
in that automobile on the highway with a sincere
heart and mean it was every atom of your being.
Say, Jesus, I come to you. Out of my darkness,
out of my sorrow, out of my blackness of despair,
out of myself, I come to you. Accept me just
now. And Father, hear that cry of repentance.
Accept the sincerity of that heart just now.
It's only a sentence, but an entire life and
all of eternity is involved. As this very moment,
the blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth
that one. This very moment is that prayer of
confession is prayed. I pray that just now your
spirit will bear witness with their spirit. They
passed from death unto life. As the peace of
God fills that mind, the peace of God himself
fills that heart, and that one stands justified
before God by faith. I thank you for that transaction
that has taken place. That's right, beloved.
Look up. Praise Him. Give Him honor. Give Him
praise. Give Him glory. Begin thanking Him for
what you know He has done for you. As this moment,
He has heard your prayer of confession, and you
stand justified in His presence, having been
accepted of Him. Amen.