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

  Sovereign grace o’re sin abounding Ransomed souls, the tidings swell ’Tis a deep that knows no sounding Who its breadth or length can tell? On its glories, On its glories,  Let my soul forever dwell. Heirs of God, joint-heirs with Jesus Long ere time its race begun To His Name eternal praise O what wonders love hath done! One with Jesus, One with Jesus,  By eternal union One. Who from Christ our souls can sever Bound by everlasting bands Once in Him, in Him forever Thus the eternal covenant stands None can pluck thee, None can pluck thee,  From the strength of Israel’s hands. On such love, my soul, still ponder Love so great, so rich, so free Say, while lost in holy wonder Why, O Lord, such love to me?   Hallelujah! Hallelujah!  Grace shall reign eternally.   -Gospel hymn, “Angels, from the Realms of Glory”   ***** "In this great charter - the covenant of grace - the Lord declares that He will require no more than He gives, that He will give w...

"These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms concerning Me."   -Luke 24:44 [KJV]   Christ’s work was to fulfil all Scripture. It is ours to believe, that the Scriptures are all fulfilled in Christ. Hence we are filled with all joy and peace in believing (Romans 15:13.) We complain of the weakness of faith. We neglect the means by which it is strengthened. Faith comes by hearing the word of God. By it faith is strengthened. That which comes not from the word, and is not supported by the word, is not faith, but phantom. It will soon evaporate. Our Saviour was now risen. His work was finished. He appeals to the understanding of His disciples. He refers them to what He had spoken to them, before He died for them. Understanding the word in the heart, is like the stomach receiving, and digesting the food for the whole body. All p...

    O God of everlasting days, Receive our worship, thanks and praise; May all who gather in this place, Exalt Thy Name and seek Thy face.   We plead as we assemble here, For wisdom now our God to fear; Speak Lord to every mind and heart, Reveal to us how great Thou art.   Lord for Thy messengers we pray, May they in power preach today; Send forth the gospel to each heart, To every soul Thy grace impart.   O may Thy Son, our sovereign Lord, Be praised, exalted and adored; Be gracious Lord, give eyes to see Christ Jesus saves eternally.   And for Thy loved, but erring sheep, Out on the rugged mountain steep; O Shepherd find the lambs which roam, And bring the wand’ring, lost ones home.     Gospel hymn, “JESUS THY BLOOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS"    LM   WORDS BY JIM BYRD   -------0-------             “Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for t...

"O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies? For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round (- surround ) , and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt Thou do unto Thy great name?" -Joshua 7:8, 9 [KJV]   My soul, learn a most blessed lesson here, such as will be an unanswerable argument for thee at all times, and upon all occasions, to make use of at a mercy-seat, and among the strongest pleas in prayer. Israel had sinned, and had fallen before the enemy in consequence of it. Joshua confesseth that all that was come upon Israel was just, and had that been all the event included in Israel's destruction, it would have been no more than what was right. But God had promised to bring Israel into Canaan; and therefore the honour of God was concerned that this should be accomplished.    Now, saith Joshua, if for our sins Thou sufferest us to fall before our enemies, ...

"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." -Romans 8:18 [KJV] What is to be compared with the salvation of the soul? What are riches, honours, health, long life? What are all the pleasures which the world can offer, sin promise, or the flesh enjoy? What is all that men call good or great? What is everything which the outward eye hath seen, or natural ear heard, or hath entered into the carnal heart of man, put side by side with being saved in the Lord Jesus Christ with an everlasting salvation? For consider what we are saved from, as well as what we are saved unto.    From a burning hell to a blissful heaven; from endless wrath to eternal glory; from the dreadful company of devils and damned spirits, mutually tormenting and tormented, to the blessed companionship of the glorified saints, all perfectly conformed in body and soul to the image of Christ, with thousands and ten...

     It was Martin Luther who said, “The sea of God’s mercies should swallow up all our particular afflictions.”  Name any affliction that is upon thee, there is a sea of mercy to swallow it up.  If you pour a pail full of water on the floor of your house, it makes a great show; but if you throw it into the sea, there is no appearance of it.  So, afflictions, considered in themselves, we think are very great; but let them be compared with the sea of God’s mercies which we enjoy, they are not so much.  They are nothing in comparison ."