"Lordship, or our acknowledgement
of Jesus as Lord, is the foundation of our salvation...The
fact is, we must know Jesus as Lord to realize our salvation.
He alone is able, willing, and has the power to save."
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"Are there any of you who are thus
halting between two opinions, and afraid to confess
your obligations to the Lord?... Be open, be decided,
confess Christ’s name on earth, and He will not be ashamed
to confess your name before the whole assembled universe."
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"Remembering all that He has done
for us in the past, when, as the Good Shepherd, He gave
His life for the sheep; knowing all that He will yet
do for us when He comes as the Chief Shepherd, we may
look up into His face during our present wilderness
journey say, 'The Lord is my Shepherd.'"
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The renowned magician and escape
artist, Houdini, could get out of any set of handcuffs,
or any strait jacket that was ever put on him. In fact,
he could release himself from almost any enclosure in
less than one minute. Only once did he fail.
That strange incident occurred when he was touring the
British Isles. Arriving at a small town, he agreed to
exhibit his ability by escaping from the local jail.
The cell door was so ordinary looking that he smiled
at the simplicity of the task. On the given signal he
began to use all the terrific speed and dexterity he
possessed to effect his release. To his great surprise,
he was unable to pick the lock! Frantically he tried
every device he knew, but nothing happened. For two
more hours he worked feverishly. Finally, completely
exhausted, he fell against the door and lamented his
defeat. Immediately it sprang open. His frustration
had been due to the fact that it had never been locked
at all!
How frequently, by a similar ruse,
Satan has deluded poor sinners who are seeking to find
a way to open the door of salvation! They work, they
cry, they fret, they pray – trying in every way possible
to bring release to their captive souls.
Yet it is only when they fall exhausted
from their own efforts, and rest their all against the
"Door" – The Lord Jesus Christ – that they find the
immediate release they so desperately seek.
You, who today are weeping and straining
every nerve to escape the clutches of Satan, just let
go, and let God do that which your feverish trying will
never accomplish.
For having done all that is necessary
to please God, the Savior now provides the only way
to peace and Heaven. Lovingly, He still invites men
to stop struggling and to enter by faith into the liberating
joys of His free salvation!
The Lord Jesus said:
"I am the door; by me if any man
enter in, he shall be saved…" John 10:9
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...Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the
gods which your fathers served that were on the other
side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose
land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve
the LORD. Joshua 24:15 
