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

"Much notice is taken in Scriptures of the innocency, holiness and righteousness of the Redeemer; that He was holy in His nature, harmless in His life; that He knew no sin, nor ever committed any; that He, the Just and Holy One, suffered for the unjust. A great emphasis is put upon this, that the price with which men are redeemed is the precious blood of Christ, "as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot" ( 1 Peter 1:19 ). For if He had had any sin in Him, He could not have been a redeemer from sin, nor His blood the price of redemption. And yet more than all this, it is necessary to make this price a full and adequate one. It must not be the blood of a mere creature, but of one that is God as well as man. And such is Christ. Therefore, Christ, Who is God, is said to purchase the church with His own blood ( Acts 20:28 ). Being God and man in one person, this gave His blood a sufficient virtue to make such a purchase. And a peculiar emphasis is put ...

Our times are in Thy hand, Father we wish them there: our life, our soul, our all, we leave entirely to Thy care. Our times are in Thy hand, whatever they may be, pleasing or painful, dark or bright, as best may seem to Thee. Our times are in Thy hand, why should we doubt or fear? A Father’s hand will never cause His child a needless tear. Our times are in Thy hand, Jesus the crucified! The hand our many sins had pierced is now our Guard and Guide. Our times are in Thy hand, we’ll always trust in Thee; ‘till we have left this weary land and all Thy glory see. –W. F. Lloyd, 1835 A.D.