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

God speaks to His people in ways of such condescending grace so that they can understand and be comforted in what He promises. One way is what are called “anthropomorphisms.” An anthropomorphism is “the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to God.” God was described as walking in the garden of Eden and having His eyes on the sparrow. These are characteristics of men not God who is Spirit. But God became a man with all the characteristics of men (sin excluded) that He might save His people. He came as the GodMan in the man Christ Jesus. Now the Lord Jesus Christ has the hands of a man but they are the hands of God! Listen to Him in J OHN 10:28: “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of M y hand.” To assure us of our security and safety in Christ, He speaks of “ M y hand.” All who trust Christ, His sheep as He calls them here are safe in His HAND. He has laid down His life for them is the

"But God, W ho is rich in mercy, for H is great love wherewith H e loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) and hath raised us up together." -E PHESIANS 2:4-6 [KJV]   Eighteen hundred years have rolled away since the body of Christ was quickened in the sepulchre; but the virtual effect of that quickening reached all the election of grace, and will stretch down to the remotest period of time. Now, by virtue of this quickening, when the Holy Spirit comes forward for the execution of his purpose, life enters into the soul. "You hath he quickened who were dead." With quickening comes living sensations, such as conviction of sin, guilt of conscience, the fear of God, the heart broken, the spirit of prayer, repentance unto life; in a word, all the first work of grace in the soul. As in the body of Christ, when quickened by the Holy Ghost, there were vital movements before that body left the

Great GOD by Whom all worlds were made On Whom all worlds rely, Reveal to us the mystery Of how You came to die.   The mystery of godliness God manifest a Man; We cannot see, You must reveal The wisdom of Your plan.   The Word made flesh to dwell with us The One begotten Son So full of grace, so full of truth Our dawning righteous Sun.   Great God from heaven’s lofty throne All things You did do well But You must come for sin to die If we are saved from hell.   Upon the cross the GodMan died And there upon the tree, Bore all His chosen people’s sin And now they must go free.   Enthroned the Man Christ Jesus sits As God the Savior Just; The Victor o’er our every foe So worthy of our trust!   -Words by preacher Gary Shepard 86.86