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

"And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy; even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem. When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning." -Isaiah 4:3-4 [KJV]   What a precious scripture is here! and what vast things are contained in the bosom of it! Mark them down, my soul, one by one, this evening, and see what of thy personal interest thou canst trace in the whole. And first, who they are, of whom these things are said, namely, "the living in Jerusalem; even every one that is written: and he that is left, and he that remaineth." By living, and being written, can only be meant what the beloved apostle saith of being "written in the book of life" -Revelation 13:8.  And of "him that remaineth," ...

"Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass." -Psalm 37:5 [KJV]    What shall God bring to pass? The thing that lies deepest in the heart— "thy way." Does not thy way lie deepest in thy soul—the path that God has led, the path that God is now leading you by? You may be troubled in your soul, doubting and fearing in your mind, distressed in your feelings; you may sink down to the lowest point that a child of God can sink to; yet that way, in which you are so deeply sunk, if the Lord enable you from time to time to commit it to Him, and trust in Him, He will bring to pass above what your heart desires.    Look at the movements of your heart God-ward; look at your embarrassments, temptations, and exercises; look at that which rolls backwards and forwards in your mind, that which is tossed to and fro on the waves of your anxious bosom,—what lies nearest, dearest, and deepest,—let honest conscience speak. That, whatever ...

If you and I are among the righteous, it is because we are made so IN CHRIST . The apostle says, (and it is such a comfort to our souls, because it admits of no contradiction, neither sin nor Satan can overthrow it), He was, "made sin for us, who knew no sin; that," it almost makes me afraid to utter the words, they are full of such grandeur and immortal glory, and shine like a diamond set with all manner of beauty, "we might be made the righteousness of God IN HIM" (II Corinthians 5:21) .  Come, poor child of God, who are cast down by looking at your wanderings of heart, carnality, and daily failings, and who perhaps have come here full of confusion, feeling yourself a helpless and wretched creature, with your head hanging down like a bulrush, look up to Jesus, He is the blessed Head for the righteous, the perfect center of all glory and beauty!  Look at the perfect work of Christ, He is, "the LORD our Righteousness!" "Ye are complete ...

 Under 15 minutes in length, by preacher Henry Mahan.  The LORD JESUS be magnified!   https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/829112043438  

“ The gospel of God , to which Paul was separated, signifies the glad tidings of salvation which God has proclaimed. It is the supernatural revelation which He has given, distinguished from the revelation of the works of nature. It denotes that revelation of mercy and salvation, which excels in glory, as distinguished from the law, which was the revelation of condemnation. It is the gospel of God, inasmuch as God is its Author, its Interpreter, its Subject. Its Author, as He purposed it in His eternal decrees; its Interpreter, as He Himself hath declared it to men; its Subject, because in the gospel His sovereign perfections and purposes towards men are manifested. For the same reasons it is also called the gospel of the grace of God, the gospel of peace, the gospel of the kingdom, the gospel of salvation, the everlasting gospel, the glorious gospel of the blessed God.   This gospel is the glad tidings from God of the accomplishment of the promise of salvation that ...

"Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit."   -II Corinthians 7:7 [KJV]   “Cleanse ourselves!” What! was holy Paul the subject of filthiness? Yes: he, as well as the holy saints of Corinth, constantly wanted cleansing, by the blood of Christ. St. Paul, again and again, declares against the proud notion of sinless perfection. He well knew, that regenerating grace and adopting love, do not entirely destroy the infection of our nature; but hereby being brought into a holy state, we are set above the power of sin. We hate the defilement of it; and we ever have the precious blood of the Lamb to have recourse to, for cleansing from it. “The Son of God has made us free indeed” (John 8:36.) Free from the slavery of sin, and the bondage of the law: free, to come to Him, that we may wash our garments, and make them white in the blood of the Lamb.    Do you see and lament that you ar...