The mercy seat
January 24, 2023
You know God holds out salvation to a lost world, and on what basis? Why, He is the mercy seat. You remember John says in 1 John 2:2, "He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for our sins only, but for the sins of the whole world." What is propitiation? The mercy seat. He has an abundance of mercy. And all you have to do if you want to be saved, friend, go into court with God, plead guilty, and then ask for mercy. He’s got plenty of it. That’s the way He’ll save you. There’s a pardon for you. You must claim it.
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That’s all God is asking you to do today—by faith to take Jesus Christ. And He lifts you from the bottom, where there’s no purpose and meaning, and brings you to the light of God’s high and holy purpose for your life. Are you geared in today to Christ? Are you in that handle today that makes you useful, gives you a purpose, desire, and a direction? By simple faith “he reached out his hand and took it.”
January 23, 2023
Oh, today is there direction to your life? Are you today far from God? Oh, the greatest miracle today, my beloved, is not to go to the moon. If you this morning could go through space at the speed of light for the next million years and come to the highest heaven, you’d still have your sin upon you and you’d still be a sinner. You’d still be at the bottom of the Jordan River, far from God and lost to Him. What we need today, and what you need and what I need is to be lifted from the muck and the mire of sin and come to Christ who can give meaning to life.
January 20, 2023
My beloved, this is one of the most wonderful incidents in the Word of God. It shows that the Lord is interested in the small events in our lives. You remember Paul said to us, “Pray about everything.” Someone asked Dr. G. Campbell Morgan years ago, “Do you think, Dr. Morgan, we ought pray about the little things in our lives?” And Dr. Morgan gave that famous answer, “Can you mention anything in your life that’s big to God?" It’s all little as far as He’s concerned, and we’re to pray about everything. There is not a detail in the Christian’s life that should not be brought to God in prayer. We’re to pray about everything.
January 19, 2023
"The sheep hear His voice and He calleth His own sheep by name and leadeth them out," and I love that. I believe when the Lord Jesus calls His own out of the world at the time of the Rapture, the dead in Christ will be raised and also the living will be caught up to meet Him. I believe that that “shout” will have in it every man’s name. I think I’ll hear Him say personally, “Vernon”—Vernon McGee.” That will be wonderful. He knows my name, you see, and He’ll call me at that time, and He’ll call you. And you’ll hear your name. I believe that we’ll hear His voice.
January 18, 2023
What about it today? What does the cross mean to you? An offense? It brings out in you that rebellion? “I don’t like it. I want my own religion.” You’ve been attempting to go your way. Maybe you’ve never interpreted it as a rebellion, but you haven’t been willing to come God’s way. The cross has seemed rather foolish to you. God says it is. It has to be foolish to the natural man because it’s contrary to his way of thinking. He’s in rebellion against God. Are you willing to bring your thinking in line with God’s today? Are you willing to bow to Him? Are you willing to acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Savior? Yield to Him?
January 17, 2023
And, oh, if you think David loved Absalom, that's nothing compared to God’s love for you. He says, “Don’t hurt him.” You can go on in sin and away from God. He’ll love you. He says, “Don’t touch him. Don’t hurt him.” I want to say to you—I want to bring him back. David because of his sin could not save his son. It broke his heart. God gave His Son, and it broke His heart that He might save you! And He’s been saving multitudes. God says, "Your call. If you can see in this cross My wisdom, My power, you’ll have to leave your rebellion and come over on My side.”
January 16, 2023
God says, “The Jews seeketh after a sign; the Greeks seek after wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified.” Why? Listen to me carefully. When you come to Him, you have to give up your rebellion. No longer the mind, no longer looking for something big that appeals to you. But you come God’s way. You accept His way. Who are the called? They are the ones that put down their rebellion. And they said, “I no longer trust myself, and I no longer go my way. I’ll go God’s way.” And they have found in the cross, the power and the wisdom of God.
January 13, 2023
My friend today, church member, let me be very frank with you. Are you really living up to the light that you have of the Word of God? Or are you just making a profession of it? May I say to you that every person knows within his own heart that he comes short of the glory of God. And your religion may reveal to you some very high principles, but are you living by them? Are you doing them? Religion cannot save you. But Christ can save you. He alone is the Savior. You either have Him or you don’t have Him. You either trust Him or you don’t trust Him. Oh, to turn to Christ today.
January 12, 2023
So this man Elijah now needed rest, and God knew that. And the Lord put him to sleep. And then he needed some good food. And now there was there bread that was being cooked. You know who I think cooked that? The same One that prepared that breakfast on the shore of Galilee that morning after the resurrection. That’s the One! Then He told him, “The journey is too great for you.” My friend, I don’t know who you are today listening in, you may think you’re sufficient for the battle of life. But I want to say this to you—the journey’s too great for you through life! You’re going to need a Savior. You’re going to need a Helper. Even this man, Elijah, as rugged as he was, did that.
January 11, 2023
I trust that as you go along you can see the hand of God in the life of this man, Paul. And the same One that moved in the life of Paul wants to move in your life and my life today. That’s the glory and wonder of it all, friends. Many of us today we have a very simple routine of life, and yet God is concerned and interested in us, and God wants to give us that leading and guiding that you and I need today in the complexities that face us in our contemporary culture. And believe me we need those today, there's no question that we need God today on the scene.
January 10, 2023
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About Dr. J. Vernon McGee
John Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. Dr. McGee remarked, "When I was born and the doctor gave me the customary whack, my mother said that I let out a yell that could be heard on all four borders of Texas!" His Creator well knew that he would need a powerful voice to deliver a powerful message.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
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