Sacred Trust
You never tried to win more secular appeal And water down Your message with a slightly different feel You never tried to be politically correct Or skirt around the issue attempting to connect You spoke the truth in love so faithfully You expect no less from me (Chorus) It's a sacred trust that You gave to us To take Your Word into all the world It's a sacred trust that You gave to us The message of salvation and Your love You never shied away from critical debate Or beat around the bushes when discussing human fate You weren't ashamed to tell them who Your Father was Never ran from persecution like human nature does You prayed for all believers on Your knees Then you handed us the keys (Repeat Chorus) You're trusting us to be bold The story has to be told To every nation and tongue Young and old I'm gonna shout from the hill How could I ever be still? I'm gonna let the chips fall Where they will You spoke the truth in love so faithfully You expect no less from me
Sacred Trust
Mark 16:15 (KVJ)
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
You never tried to win more secular appeal And water down Your message with a slightly different feel You never tried to be politically correct Or skirt around the issue attempting to connect Matthew 5:20 (KJV)For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 23:1-4 (NASB)Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.” Matthew 23:25-33 (NASB)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.…You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell? John 12:46-48 (NIV)I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. The scribes and Pharisees were the preachers and teachers of the day.Jesus always pointed out sin no matter where it was to be found.Jesus brought His message to all men, knowing that some would accept it and others would reject it. You never shied away from critical debate Or beat around the bushes when discussing human fate You weren't ashamed to tell them who Your Father was Never ran from persecution like human nature does Matthew 7:13-14 (NASB)Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. Luke 13:23-25 (NIV)Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?" He said to them, "Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' "But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.' Matthew 7:19-23 (KJV)Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: DEPART FROM ME, YE THAT WORK INIQUITY (Psalms 6:8). John 2:13-16 (NIV)When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father's house into a market!" Luke 22:41-51 (NASB)And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done."…When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answered and said, "Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and healed him. Jesus spoke in plain words when he spoke of the fate of people.Jesus was never ashamed of His Father or His message.Jesus refused to flee or fight when it was time for his arrest. You're trusting us to be bold The story has to be told To every nation and tongue Young and old I'm gonna shout from the hill How could I ever be still? I'm gonna let the chips fall Where they will Matthew 24:14 (NASB)This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 28:18-20 (NASB)And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Jesus came to bring us the message of salvation that we might have eternal life.He proclaimed that either the judgment or forgiveness of God awaits every man.When He left he commanded us to proclaim His message until He returns.