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

"Come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you." - II CORINTHIANS 6:17 [KJV] If we are entangled in the love of the world, or fast bound and fettered with worldly anxieties, and the spirit of the world is rife in our bosom, all our profession will be vapid, if not worthless. We may use the language of prayer, but the heart is not in earnest; we may still manage to hold our head high in a profession of the truth, but its power and blessedness are neither known nor felt. To enjoy any measure of communion with the Lord, whether on the cross or on the throne, we must go forth from a world which is at enmity against H im. We must also go forth out of self, for to deny it, renounce it, and go forth out of it lies at the very foundation of vital godliness. There must be "a mortifying, through the Spirit, of the deeds of the body;" a being "always delivered unto death for Jesus...

It is natural for people to make plans for a day, for a week, sometimes even several months in advance. But it is also natural for God’s people to say; "if it is God's will" we will do such-an-such. For they all know by experience "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth" [PROVERBS 27:1 ] . Countless numbers of people get up and start their day not knowing before the day is over that they will be in a car accident, a son or daughter will be taken away, a husband or wife will go to the Doctor and hear the news you have a terminal disease. No one gets out of bed expecting that this will be a day of trouble or tragedy, or that they will receive a call from someone with the awful news of the death of their flesh and blood. Job, when he went to worship God and offer sacrifice for his children, did not know that in a short time he would lose all he possessed but his own soul. "There was a day" [JOB 1:13 ]...

Blest are the souls that hear and know The G ospel's joyful sound; Peace shall attend the path they go, And light their steps surround. Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their Redeemer's name; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives; Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. Hymn : "The Lord Is My Shepherd"