When we stand before God
September 5, 2023
“Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal….” And “equal” here means to not level down, but to level up. It means that you’re to do right by them. “…Knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven,” and you’re going to stand before Christ someday. Every Christian employer as well as employee will stand before God. And by the way, this does put the gospel in shoe leather, does it not? And it gets right down where the rubber meets the road. And by the way, it gets right down where your foot is walking in the factory and in the office or whatever you’re doing. You’re to do it unto the Lord because you’re going to answer to Him if you’re His child.
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The glory of the Christian faith is that it never views life as ending with death or that this life is all. It always looks to the sunrise. It looks out yonder into eternity, and what a hope it offers. That gives purpose to life! I expect to live in eternity, and I’m not in a hurry to get there, I can assure you that. I want to stay in this life as long as I can—because I think that what you do here will have to do with your reward. So, I want to get a few things on my side of the ledger. Don’t think I got much, but I would like to get a few things there.
September 4, 2023
But how about the gifts of the Spirit? How wonderful it was to know, friends, that every believer today has a gift! I can’t think of anything more thrilling than that! Now, can you think of anything more wonderful today than to know that God’s given you a gift if you’re a Christian, and that you are to function in this world? And not only function in this world, my friend, you are to be a partner with Jesus Christ in the tremendous enterprise of making Him known. And what a challenge it is to young people today to find out what their gift is and exercise it. That gives purpose to life.
September 1, 2023
Do you remember back in the Gospels when the Lord Jesus one night put His own in a boat and sent them across the Sea of Galilee, and he told them, “Go to the other side.” And He sent them right into a storm. As God, He knew that storm was coming. He deliberately sent them into the storm. Now, I personally believe the Lord sends us into a storm. And, friends, we need to remember when we’re in that storm that if we’re in His will that He’s promised one thing. He never promised we’d miss the storm—He did promise we’d make the harbor. And that’s the comfort that should come to the child of God in the time of the storm.
August 31, 2023
Now he says here, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom,” knowledge. Now friends, what does it mean now to be filled with the Holy Spirit? You’ll have to be filled with the word of Christ also. It’ll have to dwell in you richly, and when it dwells in you richly, then it is inspired by the Spirit of God. Then you’re filled with the Spirit of God. I do not believe that you can serve Christ until you’re filled with the knowledge of His Word. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
August 30, 2023
Here is the principle for Christian living: “Whatsoever ye do in word or deed….” Now he doesn’t tell you what to do; He just says, “…whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” My friend, are you able? Whatever you do, whatever your job is, whatever you do in the home, whatever you do in your relationship to others, in your social life, can you say, “I’m doing this in the name of the Lord Jesus”? Now if you can do that, then you go ahead and do it, whatever it is. If you can do it in His name—this is a marvelous standard. This is a yardstick to put down on your life.
August 29, 2023
It’s wonderful to seek the things which are above and think that we’re living above the smog of this world. But friend, you and I have got feet that reach right down to walk in the home, walk on the job, walk in the social relationships, and we’re to live out the fullness of Christ. And that is the Christian life, by the way. It’s not following some little legal system or following some little system today—and I don’t care how good the system might be, it’s only as you and I live out the life of Christ.
August 28, 2023
And then you begin to move by the providence of God. Oh, He wants to lead you today. He wants to guide you directly. I don’t care who you are, but you can know the luxury and the joy of coming to Him, and not just in one act, but moment-by-moment and day-by-day, seeking the will of God for your life. And you won’t have to come down front in some service to do this. You can just begin to walk out from right where you are right now in the will of God. How wonderful it is. What joy it is. He wants to lead you.
August 25, 2023
Many years ago, when I was a young preacher, I heard the late Bishop Moore of the old Southern Methodist Church make this statement. He says, “If Methodists were as afraid of sin as they are of holiness, it would be a wonderful thing.” Well, may I say it doesn’t only apply to Methodists, but it applies to most Christians today. They just don’t like this term “holiness.” It’s a very good word, by the way, and that’s actually what Paul’s talking about. Now if you are “in Christ”—if you have accepted Him as your Savior, it’s going to tell in your life down here. And friends, if it doesn’t tell in your life down here, maybe you’re not in Him up yonder.
August 24, 2023
And we see here that the important thing is that we are made full “in Christ” and “in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,” and that’s to be poured out through us today. We’re to go directly to the Lord Jesus Christ. He’s alive today. You won’t find Him in Bethlehem today, friends. If you’re thinking about a little baby, you’re thinking wrong. He’s up yonder at God’s right hand right at this very moment. He’s on a throne; not in a cradle and not in an inn, but in heaven itself. And He’s there for you and me today.
August 23, 2023
Well, what is dedication? Well, to put it in a definition that’s very brief, dedication is Christ preeminent in our lives. Now you can’t just say, “I’m a dedicated Christian,” and then live as you please, as a great many are doing today. It means that if He is preeminent in your life, that you’re going to live out that life down here because He has already said to us, as you know, in this epistle, “in Him” (that is, in Christ) “dwelleth all the fullness” (the “plerōma”) “of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete (you’re made full) in him….” And, very candidly, the Christian life is to live Christ out today.
August 22, 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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