Give Me That Old Time Gospel

[Soldier4Christ]

Preservation from Temptation

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation. Rev. 3:10

Thus preserved from Satan's wiles,
Safe from dangers, free from fears,
May I live upon thy smiles,
Till the promised hour appears:
When the sons of God shall prove
All their Father's boundless love.

[kerrylou1]

Pastor Roger,

You certainly have said much concerning the Gospel. It is good to hear the many facets of our faith and the encouraging words of our Lord Jesus.

I was thinking this morning, the whole sum of the Gospel may be found in that one statement of Scritpure, "Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved."

That demands of everyone and excludes no one. We are only excluded when we resist the Gospel and will not believe in the Lord Jesus.

Kerry.

[Soldier4Christ]

"Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved."

That demands of everyone and excludes no one. We are only excluded when we resist the Gospel and will not believe in the Lord Jesus.

Amen! For God would have all to be saved.

[Soldier4Christ]

Preservation in Temptation

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James 1:12

When aught shall tempt my soul to stray
From heavenly wisdom's narrow way,
To shun the precept's holy light,
Or quit my hold on Jesus' might,
May He who felt temptation's power
Still guard me in that dangerous hour.

[Soldier4Christ]

Deliverance from Temptation

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations. 2 Pet. 2:9

What though fierce and strong temptations
Press around thee on the way,
And thy sinful inclinations
Often cause thee great dismay!
Look to Jesus,
Thou through him shalt gain the day.

[Soldier4Christ]

Christ the Strength of the Tempted

My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. 12:9

Why should I fear the darkest hour,
Or tremble at the tempter's power!
Jesus vouchsafes to be my tower.

Though hot the fight, why quit the field?
Why must I either fear or yield,
Since Jesus is my mighty shield?

[Soldier4Christ]

Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Devotionals
September 27
Christ's Sympathy with the Tempted

In that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. Heb. 2:18

Touch'd with a sympathy within,
He knows our feeble frame;
He knows what sore temptations mean,
For he has felt the same.

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Christ's Intercession for the Tempted

The Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desire to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. Luke 22:31, 32

Though faint my prayers, and cold my love
My stedfast hope shall not remove,
While Jesus intercedes above.

Against me earth and hell combine;
But on my side is power Divine;
Jesus is all, and he is mine.

[Soldier4Christ]

The Lord's Prayer for the Tempted

Lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Matt. 6:13

Protect us in the dangerous hour,
And from the wily tempter's power,
Lord, set our spirits free;
And if temptation should assail,
May mighty grace o'er all prevail,
And lead our hearts to thee.

[Soldier4Christ]

Freedom from Temptation in Heaven

To him that overcometh, will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Rev. 3:21

Though temptations now attend thee,
And thou tread'st the thorny road,
His right hand shall still defend thee,
Soon he'll bring thee home to God:
Full deliverance
Thou shalt have in heaven above.

[Soldier4Christ]

Duty of Retrospection

Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments. Deut. 8:2

Thus far the Lord has led me on,
And made his truth and mercy known;
And while I tread this desert land,
New mercies shall new songs demand.

[Soldier4Christ]

Of the Divine Help

Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. 1 Sam. 7:12

Here I raise my Ebenezer,
Hither, by thy help, I'm come:
And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.

[Soldier4Christ]

Of the Divine Guidance

Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? and this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God. 2 Sam. 7:18, 19

Render'd safe by his protection,
I shall pass the watery waste;
Trusting to his wise direction,
I shall gain the port at last;
And with wonder,
Think on toils and dangers past.

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Of the Divine Faithfulness

Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. Psalm 119:65

Since first the maze of life I trod,
Hast thou not hedged about my way,
My worldly vain designs withstood,
And robb'd my passions of their prey?
Thrice happy loss, which makes me see
My happiness alone in thee!

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Of the Divine Forbearance

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not, They are new every mornning: great is thy faithfulness. Lam. 3:22, 23

Lift up to God the voice of praise,
Whose goodness, passing thought,
Loads every minute as it flies
With benefits unsought.