God Is Always Willing!
Then Jesus put out His hand
and touched him, saying,
“I am willing; be cleansed.”
Matthew 8: 3
Fanny Crosby heard a sermon preached by her
relative, Dr. Howard Crosby, in which he said no
Christian should fear death, for the same
grace
that teaches us how to live will teach us how to
die.
Inspired by his words, Fanny wrote the hymn
that spoke of the joy she would feel when she
died and awoke “within the palace of the King!”
She said in the chorus, “I shall see Him face
to face, and tell the story—saved by grace!”
Our whole culture is built on the idea
of good works, which are rewarded by
promotion and increase. The Gospel
turns that on its head.
Titus 3:4-5 tells us we aren’t saved
by works
of righteousness which we
have done but by God's mercy and
grace.
It’s an indescribable
relief to know we don’t
have to work our way to heaven. How terrible
to fear every fault and failure. It’s by grace we
are saved, by the One who said, “I am willing;
be cleansed.”
"Someday my earthly house will fall,
I cannot tell how soon ‘twill be; but
this I know my All in All has now a
place in heaven for
me."
Fanny Crosby
