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

“ Trust in the L ORD , and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the L ORD ; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the L ORD ; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon day. Rest in the L ORD , and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. ...The L ORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.” -Psalm 37:3-8 & 18-19 [KJV]

  “ They shall Never Perish” -J OHN 10:28 [KJV] "Did Jesus once upon thee shine? Then Jesus is forever thine." -William Hammond There is no need for believers to fear death or judgment.  Our advocate and Judge are one and the same (2 Timothy 4:1). We are, therefore, saved and we are safe (1 John 2:1).  John Newton, the writer of Amazing Grace says of the safety of the believer, “Rejoice, believer, in the Lord Who makes your cause His own; The hope that’s built upon His Word, Can ne’er be overthrown. Though many foes beset your road, And feeble is your arm; Your life is hidden with Christ in God Beyond the reach of harm. Weak as you are, you shall not faint, Or fainting shall not die; Jesus, the strength of every saint, Will aid you from on high.” We are both saved and safe! Those whom the Saviour has rescued can never be un-rescued. Concerning people who believe that we can be saved and then lost, Spurgeon said, and I paraphrase, ‘Th...

"To them that have no might H e increaseth strength." -I SAIAH 40:29 [KJV] The Lord's people are often in this state, that they "have no might." All their power seems exhausted, and their strength completely drained away; sin appears to have got the mastery over them; and they feel as if they had neither will nor ability to run the race set before them, or persevere in the way of the Lord. Yet, even then, they have strength; for it says, " H e increaseth strength." It does not say, 'he gives, bestows, communicates strength;' but " H e increaseth strength." How can this be?   We must have power to feel our weakness. God must put forth his power to enable us to fall down into nothingness and helplessness. It therefore says, " H e increaseth strength." As though it would imply, 'Is not the very power to sink down into creature weakness, helplessness, and nothingness, strength?' It is so in God...