"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

" Is it true?" -Daniel 3:14 [KJV] A question this from a potent monarch, backed with a dreadful threatening: enough to have put Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to the stand. Their answer must provoke their God, or their king. But did they hesitate a moment? were they at all in doubtful suspense? No: they had faith in their Lord; and they boldly replied, “O king, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.” Our cause lies before our God. We are not left to ourselves. Our present life, our immortal soul, is in His hands.  If you command us into the fiery furnace, our God will be with us. We shall be safe: He will deliver us. Either our bodies that we have shall not be burnt; or, if they are, the burning furnace shall be only a fiery chariot, to convey our souls to heaven and glory. See the power of faith. According as they believed, so it was. The Son of God was with them: the fire could not hurt them. Hence, consider,  (1st.) that God may, and sometimes do

Survey this treasure-house of grace; how rich! how full! The believer may say, “This heritage is all my own.” Measure, if it be possible, the golden chain, which extends from one hand of God in eternity past to the other in eternity to come.   Every link is a blessing. Behold the starry canopy. The glittering orbs outshine all beauty and exceed all number. Such is the firmament of Christ. It is studded with blessings. But millions of worlds are less than the least; and millions of tongues are weak to tell them. Mark, how they sparkle in the eye of faith.   There are constellations of pardons. In Him we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. -preacher Henry Law

" He that is of God heareth God’s words." -John 8:47    “The words from Mount Sinai gender to bondage.” -Galatians 4:24 Some of God’s children are kept under bondage by them. They are taught to look on themselves only as servants, not sons of God, because they dare not say they know their sins are forgiven. This is a foolish, unscriptural distinction. St. Paul expressly declares, that every believer is a son of God: “Ye are ALL the children of God, by faith in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:26.) Can a man be a servant of God without faith? No: “without faith, it is impossible to please God” (Hebrews 11:6.)   Every one who hath faith in the Son of God, is a child of God: his sins are as surely forgiven, as that Christ died for sinners: he shall never come into eternal condemnation for them, no more than if he had never committed them. “This is God’s word.” (John 5:24.) As many as receive Christ, that is, believe on His name, have the privilege of becoming the so

The doctrine of the total depravity of all men is not revealed to insult us. It is the diagnosis of a terrible disease we all have by nature – the terrible disease of sin . Because of self-righteousness and pride, the natural (unregenerate, unbelieving) man sees it as an insult to his self-proclaimed dignity and goodness, but he does not know the real depths of his own depravity and the seriousness of sin as it rules and mars his whole life and being. Total depravity does not mean that we are all as bad as we could be in the eyes of men.  Thank God for His restraining power to keep us from going the full depths of our fallen, sinful natures on earth before men. But when it comes to God’s judgment and the reality of total depravity, it means:   (1) We have no righteousness of our own . Man lost what righteousness he had when Adam fell and brought us all, the whole human race, into a state of sin, depravity, and death (Romans 5:12 & Romans 3:10) .   (2) We cannot work o

" I have all and abound: I am full." -Philippians 4:18 [KJV] Happy Paul! infinitely richer than the most opulent monarch under heaven. Ye poor, wretched, covetous, worldlings! whose gold is your god, and who are labouring to add heap to heap—how long? Till ye drop into eternity, die like fools, and forever lose the idol of your hearts? Behold here a man, who has more than ever you possessed. He has ALL: you only obtain a part of what you aim at; you are still in want of more. Rich, happy Paul possesses ALL.  “And,” says Paul, “I abound.” Not in want and wish, but in full enjoyment. “I am full.” I can contain no more. He had “the unsearchable riches of Christ” for his portion. His wealth consisted in his mind being contented with that, as his greatest treasure. O! thou poor, murmuring disciple of Christ, who art often fearing and distrusting, lest thou shouldst want the bread that perisheth for thyself and family; and thou, my soul! who hast often been exerci

" God’s love is holy; His love is not regulated by passion or sentiment, but by principle.  It never conflicts with His holiness, and will never wink at sin.  The highest manifestation of God’s love is the Cross [- of the L ORD J ESUS Christ ]." -preacher W. E. Best