April 22, 2019

   And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house (Acts 16:31).
 
    This gospel for a man with a sword at his throat ought to be good enough for us.  It is simple enough for one to understand without taking a course in systematic theology.  We are to look away from self and sin and all personal merit, and trust the Lord Jesus as our Savior.  We are to believe in Him, rest in Him, and accept Him as our all in all.
 
    A high school boy drove a much dilapidated old automobile to school.  Seeing it one day, a teacher asked, "What kind of car do you have here?"
 
    "RFD" was the answer.
 
    "RFD?  I have never heard of that make of car."
 
    "Yes," said the boy.  "Rescued From Dump!'
 
    We Christians are RFD people.  We have been rescued from the dump of life through the blood of Christ.  To believe on the Lord Jesus Christ means to trust Him, to accept all He says, to obey all His commandments; to believe, repent, confess, and walk in all the light He brings to us, for He is "the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" (John 1:9).
 
    Let us not forget the last words of this promise, for they apply to our house also.  Let us in our prayers every day mention the names of our brothers and sisters, parents, children, friends, relatives, those who work with us and for us, and give the Lord no rest until His promise, "and thy house," is fulfilled.
 
                                'Tis simply to receive Him,
                                        The holy One and just,
                                'Tis only to believe Him,
                                        It is not Try, but trust.
                                                                    __E. G. Taylor
 
 
MEDITATION PRAYER:  "They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded" (Ps. 22:5).