A great many of the saints have pride of race, pride of face, and pride of grace. They’re even proud they’ve been saved by grace. My friends, that ought not make you proud or something to even brag about. It’s something to glorify God about, but it’s something to humble you. I wish I had something to offer God for salvation. I have none, and therefore, I have to be saved by grace, and I can’t even boast of that. God giveth grace to the humble. And we are told, Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Well what kind of mind did He have? Lowliness of mind. He said, I am meek and humble.

There’s something we’re to know today, friends. Don’t be a lazy Christian, not learning the Word of God. There’s no little gimmick today; there’s no little course you can take in a week. There is no little program that you can go through that’s going to change and revolutionize your life. There’s no easy way. The way to do is to know the Word of God. Now here is the message: But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness . Now in view of the fact of what has happened, what is going to happen, and what God is going to do in the future, then you and I ought not to be standing on the sidelines twiddling our thumbs today. But specifically, what are you doing today to get out the Word of God? That’s the important question as I see it in this hour for every Christian. Every church, every pastor, every person sitting in the pew needs to ask the question. I’m here to get the Word of God out, to do something positive.

Only today the Word of God can pull you up and lift you and bring you to God. For it reveals a Savior. This is the only place that He’s revealed. I’m wondering if you’re here today and you’ve felt the awful pull downward and the pull away from God. That’s the pull of the apostasy of this age. But my friend, there’s another power; it’s a supernatural power that’s pulling men away from this earth, pulling them to God. And that is the word that reveals a Savior today. And that word says: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved . It means to trust Him, and trust Him alone as an all-sufficient Savior.

This is a great lack today in Christians’ lives, not availing themselves of resurrection power. There is a lackthere must be a contract. This is so strong; I haven’t been willing to sign it yet. I’m still turning it over in my mind. You listen to it. CONTRACT: Dear Lord Jesus, all that I, all that I have, all that I ever will be, all that I ever will have, I give to Theeabsolutely, unconditionally, now and forever. May I say to you today, we only gain our life when we give it to Him. We gain our life when we lose it, by turning it over to the living Christ.

People today are looking for an escape mechanism, and a great many people think Christianity is that. And some preachers have lowered to the level of saying, Come to Jesus. He’ll make you happy. He’ll solve all your problems. My brother, I’m here to tell you today that He may not make you happy. And He may give you more problems than you’ve ever had before. They came to David with the same sort of thing. They said to David, David, why don’t you run away and get away from it all? Saul is chasing you. Get away from your problems. David said, In the Lord put I my trust. And I’ll meet my enemies. And I’ll meet the issues of life, and I’ll meet them because I have the power of God. The Spirit of God working in his heart and life, and my Christian friend, we need that today.

The Resurrection is, first of all, a fact. He died for you. He died that you might come to God, and He was raised from the dead that you and I might be justified. Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, for that was by the Holy Spirit raising Him from the dead, and that same Spirit today can communicate life to you and to me today when we put our faith in Him. He was made sin for us, who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

Oh, my beloved today, He didn’t come to make us happy, He came to make us holy. He didn’t come to give us a lift, He came to give us life. A new hat is a poor substitute for a new heart. It’s not important that you’re in the Easter Parade. The important thing is do you have resurrection power. Many of us need to exchange a new outfit for a new outlook. Coming to church is not the answer. It means to come to grips with the living Christ today. He was raised 1900 years ago. That’s a fact that can be substantiated, but it means nothing to you until you come to grips with Him and, by faith, accept Him and receive Him as your Savior.

You know the basic problem of life today is sin. That’s your problem. It’s my problem. That has to be settled, and it has to be settled in a right, legitimate, just, righteous way, and God has the only way. God says, I can’t shut my eyes to your sin. I can’t open the back door of heaven and let you in. I can only save you when you trust the One who died for you. He paid the penalty for your sins, and now I accept you in Him, the living, resurrected Christ. Your sins have been forgiven you because He died for you, and you’ve become right with Me.

My beloved, the resurrection of Jesus Christ is an act that has transformed the lives of millions of people. It’s been articulated into modern life today, and it is something that can be meshed into our daily lives. It can walk the streets in shoe leather. It can be geared to our deepest needs, for He finds us where we are today. And this is what He does because He’s different. He’s the man in the glory today, and this man in the glory today communicates life to dead sinners down here. And my beloved, that’s where He finds all of us.