Forgiveness

Not only remembering the Lord's death, but also having a time of feet washing. We haven't done that for a while. And so I'd like to do that.

I know some people do that on a regular basis when they have their communion time. But we try to do it every once in a while. It's been probably every year, year and a half or so to have a time of feet washing.

And I wanna look at the passage here. As I looked at the feet washing and the communion, it seems like both of those events occurred after they had their Passover meal, after supper. The scripture says the Lord took the bread and the wine and passed it out.

And he also says after supper he arose and he washed their feet. We'll see that here in just a little bit. But I'd like you to turn here to start off with in John chapter 13.

And when I came into some of these settings many years ago, I was in the Baptist church for 10 years and came into some of these charity settings. One of the things that was a little different to me, there was a number of things that were different and those different things caused me to search the scripture and to study. But one of the things that was different was the idea of feet washing.

And I had never participated in feet washing since I was converted and a part of the Baptist church. And it was somewhat of an unusual thing for me. And so having to examine and study and look, I sometimes think we have misunderstandings.

I think a lot of our problems in church life is we make emphasis that aren't there. We looking through maybe colored glasses, we tend to, as Jesus said, strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. Now the gnat and the camel were both representing biblical truth, very important things, small things, and it's truth.

And we all ought to have truth and be taught truth, but truth that is a wrong emphasis can oftentimes be heretical and can lead people down a path that's not good. And so I'd like to look at this passage here this morning, and then we'll have a time of feet washing. And then after the feet washing, we'll take communion together.

And then we'll have a time of breaking bread and a meal. Let's bow our hearts, first of all, and pray and invite the Lord here. Heavenly Father, we acknowledge that the scripture says where two or three are gathered together, there you are in the midst, gathered together in your name.

And so we can reach out to you here this morning and touch you. And we pray that you'll touch each one of us as the voice of the spirit of God. I think of the passage there in each of the churches, if any man have an ear to hear, let him hear what the spirit of God is saying to the church.

And Lord, we're a local church here. We want to hear the voice of the son of God. And so we invite you to speak to each one of our hearts as we examine this topic.

And Lord minister grace as your will, as you desire. May thy will be done here this morning. In Jesus' name, amen.

All right, I'd like to walk down through this passage here in John 13, about 16 verses and comment and talk about what is the central meaning of feet washing and what is the message that God is trying to convey to us even here this morning. Starting in verse number one of chapter 13, we're in the gospel of John. Now, before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the father, having loved his own which are in the world, he loved them unto the end.

And believe me, sometimes they were not lovable, but he loved them unto the end. Verse two, and supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him. And so this event occurs after supper.

Now, I think that's important because you would think that if the Lord wanted to wash their feet, he would have done it before supper. Because you picture them lounging there and their feet are maybe up and it would have been proper to have this feet washing time done in a sense before supper, but it's this year after supper. And the scripture tells us here that the devil put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, and maybe there are young people here that say, that's not fair.

You know, why did the Lord allow the devil to put that into his heart to go out and betray the Lord? Well, Judas had opened up his heart. Many times he had opened up his heart before. He had opened up his heart to sin.

He had opened up his heart to the devil. And now this event takes place. Judas goes out to betray him.

Verse three, Jesus knowing that the father had given all things into his hands and that he was come from God and went to God. He rises from supper and laid aside his garments and took a towel and girded himself. After that, he pours water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with a towel wherewith he was girded.

Now this act here of washing the feet has a purpose. There is a meaning and you kind of sense here, there's something bigger here because he rises up and he lays aside his garments and he takes a towel and he girds himself. He goes over, he pours water into a basin and he begins to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with a towel wherewith he was girded.

Now I like verse number three because I think verse number three gives us the reason. Jesus knowing that the father had given all things into his hands and that he was come from God and went to God, he rises from the supper and he performed this act of feet washing. And so you wonder, maybe you're sitting there that day and you see the Lord rise up and he gets a towel and he gets water and you wonder, what is the purpose here? What is he doing? And why is he doing this? Well, I'm gonna tell you what was in his heart.

First, Jesus knowing that the father had given all things into his hands and that he was come from God and went to God, he rises up. Now, I thought about why did Jesus come from God and why is he returning back to the Lord? And I thought of Hebrews chapter 10, I wanna read it to you, you don't have to turn there. In Hebrews chapter 10, it tells us why he came from God to us.

Wherefore, when he cometh into the world, he say a sacrifice and offerings that I would not but a body has now prepared me in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin now has had no pleasure. Then said I, lo, I come. In the volume of the book, it is written of me to do thy will, oh God.

There's I come into this world. Above when he said sacrifice and offerings and burnt offerings and offerings for sin, thou wouldest not, neither has pleasure therein which are offered by the law. Then said he, lo, I come to do thy will, oh God.

He taketh away the first that he may establish the second and of course, all these blend together and you know, we have the Lord's supper here at this time and Jesus makes the comment, this is the New Testament in my blood. I'm taking away the second. I'm bringing in the new covenant or taking away the first, bringing in the second.

Verse 10 says, by the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all. Now Jesus says, knowing that he had come from the father and he was going to go back to the father, he was on a mission. And because of that mission of offering himself as a sacrifice for sin, he rises up and he takes a towel and he takes a basin and he begins to go around and wash.

These disciples' feet, his purpose was to offer himself a sacrifice for sins so that our sins might be cleansed and that word cleanse is gonna show up here in just a little bit, but that we could be cleansed from sin. In this service that we're talking about here, there's gonna be the institution of the Lord's supper, a remembrance of his death and the cleansing, our cleansing from sin. Let's keep reading here in verse number six.

It says, then cometh he to Simon Peter and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Now, Peter, I think is on this mindset of you're not the servant. He's gonna say this in a bit. I'm the servant, you're the Lord.

Master, why are you washing my feet? Peter says, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? This is not right. And then verse seven, Jesus answered and said unto him, what I do thou knowest not now. And Peter didn't understand it.

I don't know if a lot of people really understand what the Lord is doing here. Peter did not understand it. What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter.

So Jesus affirms here that Peter doesn't understand why Jesus is washing his feet, but he will know here in the future. Now, back then, feet washing, like I think in Africa, feet washing was a common thing. People walked around in sandals and bare feet and they needed their feet washed.

And it was not uncommon to be in a home or a gathering where there was water there and a towel to wash your feet. Having walked through dusty trails and it was a common thing. So for Jesus to wash his feet, it was common.

They saw people's feet washed on a regular basis, but the Lord says, you don't understand why I'm doing this. Let's keep reading here in verse eight. Peter saith unto him, thou shalt never wash my feet.

Feet. Now, you know, Peter's a really bold individual. He makes some pretty strong claims, but his claim here is, Lord, no, you're the master.

I'm the servant. I'm your servant, Lord. You should not be washing my feet.

I'm supposed to serve you. And he gets pretty emphatic here. He does it on a number of occasions.

Remember when the Lord says, I'm gonna suffer and I'm gonna be killed and raised the third day. And Peter says, not so Lord, not so. Like, okay, I'm gonna tell you what to do.

Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered, if I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. No part with me.

In other words, if you wanna take part in my program, if you wanna take part in fellowship with me, if you wanna take part in my kingdom and what I'm doing, you need to be open to have me wash your feet. And if you don't let me wash your feet, you have no part with me. Verse nine, let's keep going here.

We're gonna get to the lesson here in just a minute. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. And I thought about when Peter gets it wrong, he really gets it wrong.

But when he gets it right, he really gets it right. He's an extremist. And when the Lord says, listen, if you don't let me wash your feet, you have no part with me.

His reaction is, wash everything. Wash everything from my head down to my feet. Now, the Lord is gonna give the lesson here for why he's washing their feet.

And what is the purpose of feet washing? In verse 10, Jesus saith to him, he that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every wit. And you are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray him.

Therefore said he, you are not all clean. Now, back a few chapters, the Lord tells us that when many were departing, he said he knew from the beginning who would depart and who would betray him and who believed not. So the Lord knows that Judas in his heart is an unbeliever.

And you know, many people, we can sit here and we can profess to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, but there may be some even here that are not truly believers in the depths of your heart. You don't have true faith. And Judas was one of those, though he walked with the disciples.

And even as I've shared before in this evening, you know, the question went out, you know, who's going to betray him? And the disciples looked one to another, they didn't know who it was. And so from that perspective, Judas did a good job of counterfeiting. Nobody even understood or knew who would betray.

But you know, he had different motives and his motives oftentimes were covetous as was shared here this morning. But he was a unbeliever. Now you notice here this word, clean.

It's mentioned three times right here. Verse 10, Jesus said to them, he that is washed needeth not to say to wash his feet, but is clean every wit. And you are clean, but not all, for he knew who should betray him.

Therefore said he, you are not all clean. This feet washing example here that the Lord gives has to do with cleansing. It has to do with cleansing.

It is not specifically dealing with service, it's dealing with cleansing. And here Jesus proclaims that some are clean. Meaning of you disciples, 11 of you have true faith in me, you believe in me and therefore your sins have been washed away.

You're cleansed. And yet one of you are not a believer. And in verse 11, he says, for he knew who should betray him, therefore said he, you are not all clean.

And so the clean are the disciples, the clean, Peter is one of them though, or the one who is not clean is referring to Judas who betrayed him. And so the emphasis here in this example is on cleansing. Cleansing from sin.

When we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, our sins are washed away. And you know, here we're gonna have the Lord's supper and remember his death and burial and resurrection. And that whole thing has to do with cleansing from sin.

The blood of Jesus, what can wash, we sang this morning, away my sin, nothing but the blood of Jesus being washed. And so when we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, our sins are washed away. The Bible talks about having forgiven us all trespasses and we are cleansed.

And if we were there that day and you're a believer, Jesus could have said to us, you're cleansed, you're clean, you're clean. I've cleansed you, I have forgiven you, I have washed you in my own blood by faith. In me, you are cleansed.

Now this wording here in verse 10 is a little difficult maybe for us because we don't use a few of these words on a regular basis. Verse 10, it says, he that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every wit and you are clean, but not all. Let me read to you what the New American Standard Bible says just to help with some of these words.

He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean and you are clean, but not all of you. You know, I've been to third world countries and oftentimes when you bathe, maybe you have to bathe in an outdoor place and sometimes you have to bathe in the river, sometimes you have to bathe in a pond and you get all clean. Then after you're all clean, you have to walk maybe a distance back to your house.

You know, I get out of my shower this morning and I step out on a clean floor. My wife has the floors nice and clean and there's no dirt there and I keep my feet clean when I step out of the bath or out of the shower, but in these days when you cleanse or you bathe, you got everything clean, you can imagine and then you step out onto that muddy bank or you step out on those stony or dusty and you walk back to your home and your feet get dirty. So what the Lord is telling us here is this, that when we are converted, when we believe we are cleansed, amen, completely.

But we need to continue to cleanse our feet, those feet that are coming in contact with this present world and the temptations in it, amen. And so we have this idea of confessing our sin. And if we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to what? Cleanse, cleanse, to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

So this analogy here is this, I've cleansed you 11, you believe on me, I've cleansed you, but you need to keep up with washing your feet on a regular basis. Now, one of you is not clean at all. This is the main thrust of the passage here, forgiveness and cleansing and Peter does not see that.

His mind is on service, his mind is on washing the feet. Jesus is thinking, no, I want to teach you something different. I want to teach you about cleansing.

But I thought about this, he will have his mind very soon on cleansing. And I think when Jesus said in verse seven, what I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter. It's just gonna be about 12 hours till Peter denies him three times.

And boy, does he need cleansing then. You may understand this Peter, but you're gonna understand it soon. No, it is denied, deny the Lord, but he curses.

I don't know what he says, but he curses the Lord. And he's gonna need his feet washed. Now, verse 12, we're gonna get down to some practical things here and help us in our own feet washing service here this morning.

In verse 12, it says this. So after he had washed their feet and had taken his garments and was set down again, he said to them, know you what I have done to you. Do you understand what I'm trying to do here? You know, the average person would say, well, listen, you're washing feet.

People wash feet all the time and our feet were dirty. So you're washing us to be a servant for us. But let me represent what I believe the Lord is.

Truly teaching here in his example of feet washing. Verse 12 says, so after he had washed their feet and had taken the garments and was set down again, he said to them, know you not what I have done to you? You call me master and Lord way up here. And you say, well, that's good for so I am.

If I then your Lord and master have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. If I then your Lord and master have washed your feet, if I am continuously forgiving you, if you confess your sin, I will cleanse you. I will forgive you of your sin.

You also ought to forgive one another, cleanse one another. If I who am equal to God can come down and lay down my life to forgive you, and we're going to take the bread and the wine here in just a minute, Jesus could have said to them in representing of what I'm about to do, you certainly should be able to forgive one another. Verse 15 says, for I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you.

I've cleansed you, I've cleansed you. And I'm washing your feet. I'm going to keep you clean as you walk through life, as you come in contact with this world, as temptation overtakes you maybe, and maybe you struggle in many areas, I'm going to keep your feet clean.

You confess your sin to me and I will cleanse you from all unrighteousness. So if I have done that for you, I want you to do it to each other. Verse 16, verily, verily, I say unto you, the servant, and that's the first time this word service is used, the servant is not greater than his Lord.

Neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If you know these things, happy are you if you do them. Listen to this, if the master does these things, the servant who is much lesser should do likewise.

And by the way, happy is the Christian who forgives. Happy are you. And I'd like to keep that word in mind here, happy.

I guess we're going to talk about something that is torment here in a little bit. But I think that through this feet washing time, the Lord is just adding to the bread and the wine. He's showing them forgiveness.

I'm going to forgive you, I'm going to cleanse you, I'm going to keep your feet clean. You do that to your brothers and sisters. Now, I'd like you to go back here with me to Matthew chapter 18, that's a few books back, but I'd like you to note here that this is just a day or two before what we've just read here in John 13.

This is just a day or two. Actually, Jesus is heading into Jerusalem for the very last time here in Matthew 18. And Peter is going to talk to him about something.

And this is very applicable for, I think this is maybe still on the Lord's mind for Peter. But in Matthew chapter 18, verse 21, it says, then came Peter to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Till seven times. Then came Peter, excuse me, Jesus said unto him, I say not unto thee until seven times, but until 70 times seven.

Anyway, what's the young people can, who can tell me what 70 times seven is? Yes. Yes. Excellent.

490 times. So just a day before this time where the Lord is washing their feet, Peter had asked him, Lord, how often should my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Seven times in a day. Wow.

Of course the Lord responds to him. No, I don't think that's gonna be sufficient. How about 70 times seven? Seven times in a day.

If your brother says, I'm so sorry, please forgive me, you're to forgive them. By the way, the number seven represents completion. Seven days in a week.

Seven represents basically there is no end to it. You should just forgive your brother. If he turned to thee and repent, thou shalt forgive him.

Amen. Now look at verse 23. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king which should take account of his servants.

Remember, Jesus said, you call me Lord and master and I am, I'm your king. And you're my servant. Let me teach you something.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him 10,000 talents. That's a lot of money. But for as much as he had not to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold and his wife and children and all that he had in payment was to be made.

The servant therefore fell down and worshiped him saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all. And then the Lord of that servant was moved with compassion and loosed him and forgave him the debt. This is the Lord's heart.

You know, we are greatly indebted and all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. There is a great debt. And the picture here is that we fall down before him and we cry out, Lord, have mercy upon me and forgive me of this debt.

And the Lord looks down with compassion and says, I forgive you. I forgive you. That's what happened to me, 1978.

I knew I was going to hell. I had a huge debt on my shoulder. I came to the Lord and said, Lord, help me, have mercy on me.

And I heard those words. I was loosed and he forgave me the debt. I have washed you.

I'm washing you from head to toe. You're cleansed. Verse 28 says, with the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants, which owed him a hundred pence.

And that's a pretty small amount. And he laid his hands on him and took him by the throat saying, pay me that thou owest. I'm going to hold you into account for how you hurt me.

And his fellow servant fell down, just like he did, by the way, at his feet and besought him saying, have patience with me. And I will pay thee all. And he would not, but went and cast him into prison till he should pay the debt.

I want to read to you again, John chapter 13. We just went over this. If I then, your Lord and master have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

I forgave you all that debt. You ought to forgive your brother all that debt. Verse 31.

So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry and came and told unto their Lord all that was done. What a grief it is in the church when people, by the way, I've been in ministry for 35 years. What a grief it is in the church when people cannot forgive one another.

What a grief. What a grief. You cannot forgive.

Having been forgiven, you cannot forgive. And it brings a grief to the fellow servants. They were sorry and came and told unto their Lord all that was done.

And John 13 says, if you know these things, happy are you if you do them. Sorry and happy. Verse 32.

Then his Lord, after he had called him, said unto him, oh, thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt because thou didst desirous of me shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee. I washed your feet, Jesus said. I washed all of you.

Now go and wash your brother's feet. Amen. And when your brother falls and stumbles and maybe your brother offends you or your brother does something wrong to you, just wash his feet.

Forgive him. By the way, how many of you have sinned against God after you've been washed? Ah, you're expecting him to cleanse you, aren't you? Yeah, you know, we like that verse, 1 John 1. Someone just recently, last few Sundays ago said, I love 1 John 1, 9, and I love 1 John 1, 9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. What happens when your brother does it to you? Verse 34, and his Lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors.

That's not happy, is it? Till he should pay all that was due unto him. You know, many people today live in torment. Do you know that? Torment, because they just won't forgive.

And you know, the way to have forgiveness for other people is just to realize how much you need forgiveness. You know, if we stop, if we, just like there in Isaiah, woe is me, I am undone. Isaiah the prophet, if we stop remembering how much mercy we need, then we oftentimes are not very merciful with others.

I need a lot of mercy here. And because I need a lot of mercy, you're gonna get a lot of mercy. God is merciful to those who show mercy.

Now, that doesn't mean to overlook sin. As a matter of fact, the scripture says, as my brother sinned against thee, rebuke him. If he repent, forgive him.

So likewise shall my heavenly father. These are sobering words here. So likewise shall my heavenly father do also unto you, if you, he's talking about, he's talking to Peter here.

Peter, these are one of these disciples. Peter, this message is for you. So likewise shall my heavenly father do also unto you, if you from your heart, you know, I forgive you.

Not from your heart, forgive not everyone his brother, their trespasses, if you will not wash your brother's feet. As we traverse this world's terrain, we have been washed by the Lord Jesus. But as we rub up against one another, we face temptation.

We are challenged with offenses and temptation. And it is imperative that we learn to forgive one another. You know, the Bible says love and forgiveness are intimately intertwined.

You cannot love your brother unless you forgive your brother. God so loved the world. What'd he do? He forgave us.

He gave his only begotten son for that purpose. I want you to turn to one more passage here. First Peter chapter four.

First Peter chapter four. And as we partake here this morning, not only in the Lord's supper and remembering the rejoicing and the forgiveness that God offers us through the blood and in his body, but also as we wash feet, let's make sure as we wash our brother's feet, maybe you might wanna think, you know, is there anybody in my heart that I'm not forgiving? Is there anybody in my heart that I've not washed their feet and offered them forgiveness? Forgiveness. First Peter chapter four here in verse number eight, one verse.

This same Peter, by the way, I like this is Peter's letter. He learned some lessons here. In verse eight, he says this, and above all things, by this is the biggest thing for me, boys.

Above all things, have a fervent charity among yourselves. Have a fervent charity among yourselves. For charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Now notice it doesn't say charity shall cover a few of them. The multitude of sins. Charity.

Charity says, oftentimes, I forgive you. Amen? Is that good in church life? Is it good in marriage life? Is it good in family life? Yes, it is. Charity.

People who love each other oftentimes will say, I'm sorry. Amen? Forgiveness and love go hand in hand. How many times? Well, seven times 70.

70. So the Lord has bathed us. You're clean.

In forgiveness, head to toe. Peter wanted it, head to toe. I got you.

Got you covered. So if you've been bathed by the Lord and master, and you've been cleansed from all your sin, please wash the feet of your brother. Amen? That's a small thing.

Let's wash one another's feet. As you sit here and we prayed that the Lord would speak to us, do you have ought against someone? You have ought against someone in your heart. You say, but they hurt me.

They hurt my heart. How many of you have ever hurt the master's heart? How many of you ever hurt his heart? But yet you expect for him to forgive. Peter, don't you remember that day you denied him and cursed him, or cursed three times.

You expect forgiveness and cleansing. So when you think about feet washing here, feet washing is a beautiful thing when you combine it with the Lord's supper. The Lord is saying here with this bread and the wine, I died and suffered for you and bled for you.

I forgave you. Now I'm going to wash your feet. I want you to take this example and use it amongst your brothers and sisters.

I forgave you, you forgive one another. So as we set up Brother Michael, where's Brother Mike, we can maybe start setting up here for a washing feet. Let's just be reminded why the Lord gave us this example of washing one another's feet.

Do you have ought today? Do you have ought against someone? And every Sunday we say these words, forgive us our transgressions as we forgive others their transgressions. Do you really want that to be the way it is? God, would you please forgive me my transgressions just like I forgive my brothers and sisters their transgressions. That's what you're saying in that prayer.

And maybe someday God will take you up on it. The day of judgment, you remember you prayed many times there at that church, Lord, forgive me like I forgive others. I'm going to do it.

I'm going to do it. You wanted me to do it, I'll do it. And so I would encourage you before that day just to let everybody go and release them.

Don't hold it. God will be merciful to those who show mercy. Maybe we can put them both on the ends here, Michael.

If we could, maybe put them both on those ends. You're right over there. Just put them on the ends.

So let's wash each other's feet. And man, I sure hope when you're down there washing your brother's feet that you don't have ought against this person. Amen.

If you do, just make it right right there, amen. Just give him a hug and say, God, forgive me, or you forgive me. I have ought against you, amen.

But as you come and wash feet, just as you wash your brother or sister's feet, just think, is there anyone that I'm not willing to wash their feet? I'm not willing to forgive them. I need to address that. Yeah, I think we do.

What we're gonna do here this morning is maybe have two volunteers. Maybe Brother Chris, Brother Marvin, would you wanna come up first and start? And then maybe Brother Chris, you can wash, and ladies, you can listen here. You can wash Brother Marvin's feet, and then you can sit down.

No, you can, yeah, you can sit down, and Marvin can go sit back at his seat. In other words, the person who washes then takes a place to be washed. And then let's form a line just as you see some room.

Let's form a line against that wall on both sides. The men over here, the ladies over here, and we'll just go through the brotherhood, sisters here, and wash one another's feet, and testify that I forgive my brother and my sister. So Brother Chris, Marvin, you come up, start.

Ladies, can I get a couple of ladies to come up here and get us a start here on this side? Two ladies, and then just form a line, and we'll take some time to wash one another's feet. Let's sing as we do. Let's turn to number 390, and we'll have some songs.

Those of you who are sitting. 390. 390.

Let's sing together. You have longed for sweet peace, and for faith to increase, and have earnestly, fervently prayed. But you cannot have rest in the red book, but be perfectly blessed until all on the altar is laid.

Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid? Your heart does the spirit control. You can only be blessed and have peace and sweet rest as you yield him your body and soul. Would you walk with the Lord in the light of his word, and have peace and contentment all way? You must do his sweet will to be free from all ill.

On the altar, your all you must lay. Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid? Your heart does the spirit control. You can only be blessed and have peace and sweet rest as you yield him your body and soul.

Oh, who can tell all the love he will send from above, and how happy our hearts will be made. Of the fellowship sweet we shall share at his feet, when our all on the altar is laid. Is your all on the altar of sacrifice laid? Your heart does the spirit control.

You can only be blessed and have peace and sweet rest. As you yield him your body and soul.