Another birthday for me but the Gospel is ageless

Today is Saturday, July 12, 2008 and I turn 57 years old. It’s a typical hot Mississippi summer day and mom tells me it was this hot in 1951 only without the luxury of air conditioning.

At 57, I have come to rest my soul on a handful of biblical truths:

• Only Jesus saves.
• Only Jesus satisfies.
• The Bible is true.
• God is holy, just and good.
• His mercies endure forever.
• Jesus is Lord.
• His blood cleanses from every sin.
• He rose from the dead on the third day.
• He is now enthroned in heaven.
• One day He will return to the earth.
• The God who created me has a purpose for my life.
• All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose.
• The Holy Spirit intercedes for me.
  

Here is a video clip of Billy Graham preaching in Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1957. I hope you are reminded in this excerpt from a sermon preached 51 years ago that the Gospel is ageless.