Now to go against him means that you're
not succeeding, that you're not succeeding, but he
is success.
Success is recognizing the will of God and
trying to do it the best you can.
He doesn't succeed, who forgets that?
He never banks for a gold, he doesn't
succeed, who forgets that?
Success!
Your success is the phantasm of success, the
sarcasm of success, utter futility, defeat, if you're
leaving the Lord out of your plans.
He wants to be your master and then
he says, I'll turn your life into a
great triumph scene.
If you're in the world 40 or 50
years or up to 70 or 80 or
even reach the century mark, I'll make the
flowers to bloom in your path, I'll make
the music to echo in your ears, I'll
make your heart to join in the glorious
chorus of music to the effect that God's
grace is sufficient for you.
And then when the time comes for you
to pass from the earthly sphere to the
land beyond, I'll be there at the depot
of death waiting for you.
And I'll come by you myself, yea, though
I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil, for
thou art with me, thy rod and thy
staff they comfort me.
You need to be afraid about when or
where or how you'll go.
The automobile may get you, the wreck may
get you, the illness may get you, but
remember, whenever the time comes I'll be at
the depot for you and I myself will
come by your cross and there'll be no
trouble.
And then in the land beyond, when all
are assembled before the bar of Christ for
final reckoning, I'll be there to take the
place and to make the defense for everyone
who put his trust in me.
I used to be when a lad frightened
well-nigh to death at the thought of
that judgment day of our Lord, as he
sits upon his throne and before him shall
be gathered all nations.
And we shall make our account one by
one to that great and omniscient judge.
I used to terrorize beyond words.
No more of that now.
I put my case in my attorney's hands.
My attorney is Christ.
If any man sin, we have an advocate,
an attorney, with the Father, Jesus Christ, the
righteous.
I put the case in my attorney's hands.
Manage it, I can't manage it.
Take care of me, I can't take care
of myself.
Save me, I can't save myself.
Keep me, I can't keep myself.
And he answers back, I'll forgive and I'll
save and I'll guide and I'll keep and
I'll be with you living and I'll take
care of you dying and I'll take care
of the obvious judgment.
And then we'll live together forever in the
house of life above.
Oh, this wonderful, wonderful heritage we have in
Christ.