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

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." -R OMANS 8:1 [KJV] There is not a more blessed declaration than this in the whole word of truth. It is the sweetest note sounded by the gospel trumpet, for it is the very crown of the whole jubilee. Is not condemnation the bitterest drop in the cup of trembling? the most thrilling, piercing note of that terrible trumpet which sounded so long and so loud from Sinai's blazing top that all the people that were in the camp trembled? [ E XODUS 19:13, 16. ] Condemnation is the final execution of God's righteous law, and therefore carries with it all that arms death with its sting and the grave with its terror. The apprehension of this; the dread and fear of being banished for ever from the presence of God; of being lost, and that without remedy; of sinking under the blazing indignation of Him who is a consuming fire, has filled thousands of hearts with horror. And it must be so as long as

A Praying People by D.G. Miles McKee Christians have the privilege of being a people who can talk to and worship God. The way to God´s throne has been opened by the blood of the precious S aviour. Is it any wonder then that the Lord tells us to call upon Him in the day of trouble and He will deliver us (Psalm 50:l5). We are also encouraged to cast our burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain us: He shall never allow the righteous to be moved (Psalm 55:22). The Apostle Paul also instructs us that the antidote to worry is prayer. He writes, “Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let our requests be made known unto God …” (Philippians 4: 6-7). The Lord´s people are a praying people. When Jacob feared Esau, he prayed (Genesis 32:9). When Moses found the people ready to stone him, he prayed (Exodus 17:4). When Israel was defeated at Ai, Joshua prayed (Joshua 7:6-7). When the Philistines attacked at Keilah, David prayed (1 Samuel 23:1-