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

"Even to H im shall men come." -I SAIAH 45:24 [KJV]   The Lord has given an absolute promise that "In the L ORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory." And no less absolute is the addition, and as it were divine corollary to that promise, "To H im shall men come." And who gives them will and power to come? The Father Himself, according to the Lord's own words, "No man can come to M e except the Father which hath sent M e draw him." But will the Father draw all the chosen vessels of mercy to Jesus? Surely He will; for the Lord adds, "It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto M e" [JOHN 6:45 ] . Every act of faith whereby you look to Jesus is a coming. Every beam and ray of hope in His blood and righteousness is a coming. Every sigh, groan, or tear; every contrite feeling, every ...

" Give unto the L ORD the glory due unto His name; worship the L ORD in the beauty of holiness." -P SALM 29:2 [KJV] How can we glorify Him? 1. Praise the perfections of the Trinity. Adore and respectfully speak of the Lord and His attributes. Micah 7:18, "Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger for ever, because He delighteth in mercy." Exalt the Trinity. 2. Rejoice in the salvation God decreed, accomplished, applies and consummates. "Salvation is of the LORD" in its purpose, purchase, power and perfection. The Father chose us unto salvation, the Son redeemed us and the Spirit regenerated us and keeps us safe till we see Christ face to face. 3. Believe Christ in Whom all the fulness of the Godhood dwells bodily. Nothing so honors the Lord like believing His Incarnate Word and His written Word. Walk by faith. 4. Be fai...

Liberty is freedom to do what you want to do. Liberty to an unbeliever is freedom to sin without restraint and without any temporal or eternal consequences. To the believer, liberty is to not sin. He will only feel completely free when he is no longer a sinner. And that day is coming. “I shall be satisfied, when I awake, in Thy likeness” [PSALM 17:15] . Liberty is also being debt free. The unbeliever can never experience this. He believes in salvation by works and knows nothing of the joy and peace of believing. The believer knows salvation is 100% in Christ, by grace. He stands without debt before God’s holy law, and is perfect before God. But he still has a good kind of debt. “Oh to grace how great a debtor, daily I’m constrained to be.” - Gospel report by preacher Todd Nibert