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

"I am H e that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." -Revelation 1:18 [KJV] O what a mercy that He who was dead lives at God's right hand! that He lives as a risen head; that He is not a dead Saviour; but a Saviour that lives for evermore; that can and does bless; that can and does comfort; that can and does bring the soul safely through all. He is not a Saviour that stands as it were upon the brink of a river, and pulls us out when we have swum half way out ourselves; He is not a Saviour that will take us half way to heaven, and then, as Rutherford says, let us "fend" or shift for ourselves. He must take us to heaven throughout. We are nothing, we have nothing without Him. He must be, as He is, our "all in all." We value Him in His death, nothing but His death could reconcile us to God; we value Him in His life, nothing but His life can save. We want salvation now; salvation in th...

NO WORRIES! ” Be careful ( anxious ) for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 4:6-7 What a wonderful scripture.  It’s a pity that we so often don’t believe it is there.  An epidemic of worry and anxiety seems to have invaded the homes and hearts of numerous believers.  Many followers of the Lord are now having sleepless nights and anxious days. The word ‘careful’ is also translated “worry.”  Worry, according to the dictionary definition, means “to slay, kill or injure by biting and shaking the throat" (as a dog or wolf does), from Old English ‘wyrgan’ "to strangle.  ‘Strangle!’ That’s what worry does to our faith. But consider the Lord Jesus, He could have worried about the Pharisees or Herod or the Sadducees or Judas Iscariot or others of the disciple...