Wait on the Lord
March 14, 2024
Now don’t hurry. Don’t say, “Oh, we are at the end of the age.” Who told you that? God says, “You let Me work this out because I have not given you any dates.” Isaiah will tell us, “They that wait on the Lord will renew their strength ….” All of this tension and pressure today, trying to rush God. Friends, He’s in no hurry. And maybe things over there are not like you think they ought to be, and you and I’d like to rearrange it. You let the Lord work it out. He’s got eternity ahead of Him and, apparently, He doesn’t seem to be in a hurry. And when you and I get in step with Him, it’s going to make life lots easier for us down here.
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May I say to you the curse of the world is religion, and God would like for you to get rid of religion and come to Christ. I mentioned that to a man not too long ago, and immediately he countered by saying to me, “I want you to know, Dr. McGee, I’m a religious man.” He said, “You know, I’m a religious man by nature.” And I think I shocked him. I said to him, “Brother, you ought to get rid of your religion.” He says, “Why, aren’t you a religious man?” I said, “No, I’m not. I’m one that came as a sinner to Christ, and I have a relationship today with a Person.” That’s no religion; it’s a relationship. And that’s the important thing.
March 13, 2024
Well, now, what’s the answer to the falsehood and the lies and the deception that is abroad today? Well, God’s already put down the answer. It’s a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. And the one that believes in it, he doesn’t need to be in a hurry today. He can rest in Him. And Peter made it very clear—1 Peter 2:6-8. “Wherefore, also is contained in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a chief stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.” Now Simon Peter makes it very clear that this stone is Christ.
March 12, 2024
There is no shortcut to the Christian life. There is no easy way. You want to know the Word of the Lord? “The word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept.” Precept upon precept—just a daily grind of getting into the Word of God; line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little. That’s the reason that so many Christians today are in a backslidden condition. It’s not actually that they’re weaker than anybody else. They just don’t spend enough time in the Word of God.
March 11, 2024
“O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.” This is praise to God for deliverance now. They now are in a time of great blessing, and this is a song of sheer delight and wonder and worship. And this comes from a heart overflowing. For the worshipper now has come into a new knowledge of who God is and what He’s done. This is not the average song service that you have in a church on Wednesday night. May I say to you, this is those that are eager to worship God because of faithfulness and truth.
March 8, 2024
You can’t have a kingdom without a king. When they rejected the King, there’s no kingdom, and then He could say privately, personally, now: “Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden; I will rest you.” That’s still His invitation today. It is a message to be sent out to individuals to exercise their free will. And my friend, you’re making a decision, whether you know it or not, whether you believe it or not. You either make a decision for Him or reject Him. And somebody says, “You don’t get me on that. I will not make a decision. I will not accept Him, and I don’t reject Him.” You don’t? Listen to Him: “He that is not for Me, is against Me ….” There’s no such thing as neutral ground.
March 7, 2024
The devil is the deceiver. And how many people today are deceived? They’re deceived about life. How many people today are even thinking of eternity? Just things of the here and now. And today we find even science, the great organization, now rejecting for the first time the creation account. They don’t want it. It’s a great day of deception. You can be deceived today by science. You can be deceived today by politicians. You can be deceived today by educators. You can be deceived today by the military, and you can be deceived today by all these protests. And the only help today is to turn to Jesus Christ. He’s been “made unto us wisdom” and the only hope.
March 6, 2024
Now Babylon, with its glitter and glamour, and as the fountainhead of idolatry and false religion, was a mirage upon the desert. You thought you were seeing a spring and an oasis, but it wasn’t. You could go to Babylon, filled with idols and religion, but there was no life-giving water for the souls of men. And this is something that every pastor, every radio preacher, every church, and every church member ought to turn over in his mind. Is my church or am I today a fountain of water or am I just a mirage on the desert of life? Am I a life-giving fountain?
March 5, 2024
Any man that puts his will above the will of God, that man is making himself God. And that’s what sin is today in the human family. “All we like sheep have gone astray ….” How? Well, from the will of God. “We have turned everyone to his own way”—man’s way. And there are two ways: God’s way and man’s way. That’s what the Lord Jesus meant when He said, “I am the way … no man comes to the Father but by Me.” Now, friend, you are in God’s universe today. You’re breathing His air, using His sunshine. And you’re His creature. And you owe Him a great deal. And you are to obey Him.
March 4, 2024
Anything that is contrary to the will and character of God is sin. And I don’t care what it is. It could be even going to church. I think some people, just to please God, go into church. And imagine a little man down here says to God, “I won’t do it. I’m going to do it my way.” And that’s what little man is saying today. “We want liberty; we want freedom. We’re going to do it our way.” My friend, you’re not going to do it your way, because God’s will will finally prevail. The prayer should be for all of God’s people—"Thy will may be done on earth as it is in heaven.” God’s will is going to ultimately prevail. Now anything contrary to His will is sin, and it doesn’t make any difference what that is.
March 1, 2024
“Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will rest you.” That’s His invitation today. He says to those that have got strife in their hearts, have got guilt in their hearts, that you can come and He removes it all. He tonight has made peace by the blood of His cross for any sinner that will trust Him. And that’s the peace that He’s offering to this world. Do you know what it is? Have you trusted Him? Have you actually experienced what it is to come to the Lord Jesus?
February 29, 2024
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Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.