246. O BROTHER, LIFE’S JOURNEY BEGINNING
1. O brother, life’s journey beginning,
With courage and firmness arise!
Look well to the course thou art choosing;
Be earnest, be watchful, and wise!
Remember-two paths are before thee,
And both thy attention invite;
But one leadeth on to destruction,
The other to joy and delight.
Chorus:
God help you to follow His banner;
And serve Him wherever you go;
And when you are tempted, my brother;
God give you the grace to say “No!”
2. O brother; yield not to the tempter;
No matter what others may do;
Stand firm in the strength of the Master;
Be loyal, be faithful, and true!
Each trial will make you the stronger;
If you, in the name of the Lord,
Fight manfully under your Leader
Obeying the voice of His word.
3. O brother, the Saviour is calling!
Beware of the danger of sin;
Resist not the voice of the Spirit,
That whispers so gently within.
God calls you to enter His service-
To live for Him here, day by day;
And share by and by in the glory
That never shall vanish away.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
