Contemplation. That's what I've called this video. Today is the 21st of February. Tuesday morning. Are you in a contemplative state of mind this morning? Are you contemplating, surmising, meditating, musing, feuding about life, philosophizing, surmising? We all go through periods of our life where we're in a contemplative mood. When I by faith my maker see, in weakness and distress, brought down to that sad state for us, for me, which angels can't express, When that great God to whom I go, for help amazed I view, By sin and sorrow sunk as low as I in love were to. For all our sins He may call, as He sustained their weight. How huge the heavy load of all, when only mine's so great! When ravaged with the rich belief Of such a love as this, I'm lost in wonder, Melt with grief and faint beneath the bliss. Prostrate I fall, ashamed of doubt, And worship love divine. Thus may I always be devout By this religion mine. In this alone I can confide, Here's righteousness enough. What's all the boast of nature's pride? What unsubstantiate, what unsubstantial stuff? Rounds of dead service, forms, and ways, Which some so much esteem, compared with this stupendous grace, What trivial trash they seem. Lord, help a worthless worm so weak, He can do nothing good, may all I act, or think, or speak, Be sprinkled with thy blood. heart from the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, there is no hope for man. The only hope we have is that He died for us. You souls that trust in Christ, rejoice. Your sins are all forgiven. Let every Christian lift his voice and sing the joys of heaven. Heaven is that holy, happy place where sin no more defiles, where God unveils his blissful face and looks and loves and smiles. Where Jesus, Son of Man and God, triumphant from His wars, walks in rich garments dipped in blood, and shows His glorious scars. Where ransomed sinners sound God's praise, the angelic hosts among, sing the riches, wonders of His grace, and Jesus leads the song. Where saints are free from every load of passions or of pains, God dwells in them and they in God, and love forever reigns. eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, nor can the heart conceive, all that the blood of Christ procured, or all that God can give. Lord, as Thou show'st Thy glory there, make known Thy grace to us, and heaven we will not be wanting here, while we can Him they trust. Jesus, our dear Redeemer, died that we might be forgiven, rose that we might be justified, and sends the Spirit from heaven. Well, you know, I've often said probably one of the most liberating things that was ever revealed to me was the origin of faith. I was taught all my life, you gotta have faith, you gotta have faith. How do you get this faith? You know? Now the free willers say, well, you just got to make a decision. You just got to make a decision. You're going to have faith and once you make the decision, faith will come. Well, the Bible tells us something totally different. The Bible tells us in Hebrews 12 too, that He's the author and finisher of our faith. He authorized it, and if He authorized it, He's going to finish it. That's grand news for those of us who are dead in our trespasses and sin, and God causes us to be born again by His Spirit. We no longer are trusting in something in the flesh of ourselves, but we're looking to Him, the author and finisher of our faith. It's a great revelation. It needs to be revealed to all of God's people, and will be revealed if you're one of His elect to you. We are at the mercy and grace of God. That is our only hope. We do not look to ourselves for anything. It's not of works lest any man should boast. We are His workmanship created unto good works that we should walk in them. This revival they're talking about in Asbury University is all about the show and emotions. You know, people flying from all over the world to see what's going on. Let me tell you something. God doesn't need men to show up. God doesn't need men to show up. God can reveal himself in the deepest, darkest crevices of the earth if he chooses to do so. He doesn't need a university. He doesn't need catchy sayings like a great awakening. God is alive and well. He's wide awake. He doesn't need an awakening. He said, if I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am, you may be also. He also said, if I go away, I will send the Spirit, the Comforter. If we're one of God's elect, we have His Holy Spirit. And so, everybody's looking for something in the flesh. Show us a sign, show us a sign. There won't be a sign given to you as the sign of Jonah in three days and three nights in the belly of the whale. As Jesus was three days and three nights in the belly of the earth. That's the only sign that will be given to you. Well, I hope you have a blessed day today and realize that God's callings are sure. Because it goes beyond just calling you. It goes beyond just calling you. It goes to predestinating you to be one of his adopted daughters or sons. You don't hear that going on in Asbury Revival, do you? You don't hear them talking about predestination and adoption. You don't hear anything about that. It's all about the free will of man, which is a joke. Thy way, not mine, O Lord. However dark it be, O lead me by thine own right hand. Choose thou the path for me, not mine, not mine that choice. If things be great or small, be thou my guide, my guard, my strength, my wisdom, and my all. I dare not choose my lot. I would not if I might. But choose thou for me, O my Lord, so shall I walk aright. Is that your testimony this morning? Are you relying upon the God of the universe, or are you relying upon something that doesn't exist, your free will? May the good Lord be with you today. It's my prayer. God bless.