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

"God is the L ORD , which hath shewed us light." -P SALM 118:27 [KJV]   The Psalmist was clearly possessed of light, for he says, "God is the L ORD , which hath shewed us light." He was evidently, then, possessed of light; and this light was in him as "THE LIGHT OF LIFE." This light had shone into his heart; the rays and beams of divine truth had penetrated into his conscience. He carried about with him a light which had come from God; in this light he saw light, and in this light he discerned everything which the light manifested. Thus by this internal light he knew what was good and what was evil, what was sweet and what was bitter, what was true and what was false, what was spiritual and what was natural. He did not say, ‘This light came from creature exertion, this light was the produce of my own wisdom, this light was nature transmuted by some action of my own will, and thus gradually rose into existence from long and assiduous ...

The Absolute Godhood of God Is Seen in Administration by Arthur W. Pink God not only created everything, but everything which He created is subject to His immediate control. God rules over the works of His hands. God governs the creatures He has made. God reigns with universal dominion. When He pleased, the sun and moon stood still [ J OSHUA 10:12, 13 ] ; and at a word from Him the sun went backward ten degrees on the dial of Ahaz [ISAIAH 38:8 ] . At His command the Red Sea ceased to flow, and at His command it resumed its normal course [EXODUS 14 ] . In response to the prayer of Elisha, He made iron to float on the top of the water [II KINGS 6:5 ] . Yes, when He pleases, He reverses the order of nature, as when the fires of Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace burnt not, as when the hungry lions touched not Daniel, as when the ravens, which are birds of prey, were made to minister of Elijah. At a word from Him who made it, a fish carried a coin to Peter, a tr...

"Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ." -A CTS 20:21 [KJV] Paul, when giving his farewell words to the faithful elders of Ephesus reminded them of his ministry when he first came among them. He said, "serving the Lord with humility of mind, keeping back nothing that was profitable, preaching to the Jew and to the Gentile repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" [ACTS 20:20-21 ] . Consider for a moment how important faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and repentance toward God is. Our Lord said, "except ye repent, y e shall all likewise perish" [see LUKE 13:1-5 ] . Again He said, "without faith it is impossible to please God" [HEBREWS 11:6 ] . What does the scripture teach us about faith and repentance? Here are seven things to remember. 1). Both faith and repentance are sovereign gifts of God given to the sinner [ACTS 5:29-31;...

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." -C OLOSSIANS 3:2 [KJV]   How are we to set our affection on things above? Can we do this great work of ourselves? No; it is only the Lord Himself manifesting His beauty and blessedness to our soul, and letting down the golden cord of His love into our breast, that draws up our affections, and fixes them where He sits at God's right hand. In order to do this, He captivates the heart by some look of love, some word of His grace, some sweet promise, or some divine truth spiritually applied. When He thus captivates the soul, and draws it up, then the affections flow unto Him as the source and fountain of all blessings. We are not flogged into loving Him, but drawn by love into love. Love cannot be bought or sold; it is an inward affection that flows naturally and necessarily towards its object and all connected with it; and thus, as love flows out to Jesus, the affections instinctively and nece...