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

Very specially has my Beloved been to me today­ as the suffering Lord of glory.  Oh, what blood was that---what rich, rich drops flowed for vile, unworthy me. Oh, w hat condescension! What unutterable love! My soul wonders and adores! “He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied” (Isaiah 53:11a).  And His spouse shall see somewhat of His soul-travail for her, and be satisfied with His love and favor.  That YOU, immaculate Lamb, should be bruised and wounded for my sake----is overwhelming indeed. I long to fall at YOUR dear feet, and confess myself a trophy of redeeming love----a miracle of YOUR saving grace and cleansing blood. -e xcerpt from the diary of sister Ruth Bryan (1805-1860 A.D.)

"That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ." - I Peter 1:7 [KJV] Trials and temptations are the means which God employs to manifest to the soul the reality and strength of the faith which He bestows upon it; for there is in every trial and temptation opposition made to the faith that is in the heart; and every trial and temptation, so to speak, threaten the life of faith. And they threaten it in this way. Under the trial God for the most part hides Himself. He puts forth, indeed, a secret power whereby the soul is held up, or otherwise it would sink into utter despair, and be overcome and swallowed up by the power of unbelief. Hence comes the conflict between the trial that fights against the faith and the faith which fights against or rather under the trial. Now, when in this trial, in this sharp con