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

"Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me?" -John 14:10 [KJV] My soul, thou wilt never sufficiently contemplate this blessed oneness between the Father and the Son, in the great work and glory of redemption. Pause this morning, and observe for the confirmation of thy faith, that as Jesus is one with the Father in all the essence and attributes of the Godhead, so God the Father is one with Jesus in all the offices of redemption. God was in Christ's human nature; for He is said to have been "God manifest in the flesh." God was in every name of Christ, every work of Christ, every word of Christ, every office of Christ, every attribute of Christ. And hence, in seeing Christ, we truly see God; in all His grace, mercy, love, salvation, and every blessing connected with our present, future, eternal happiness.     And what a sweet thought is that, my soul, for thee to dwell upon; that as the Father is in Jesus, and in Him dwelleth

Full Assurance of Faith : Part 2 by D.G. Miles McKee.   We cannot possibly come to a place of personal assurance of salvation if we don’t believe the Bible to be the Word of God.   Consider what the Bible says about itself.  We read, “ Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart ” (Jeremiah 15:16).   Then in Psalm 119: 7-10,  “The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.  The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.  The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether."   And again,  “Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart"  (Psalm 119:111).   Jesus taught , “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God”  (Luke 4:4).   Then in 2 T

“For the eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the LORD is against them that do evil.” -I Peter 3:12 [KJV] What a comforting thought it is for God’s children to know that He watches over us as a shepherd watches over his sheep. He has saved us, He keeps us, protects us, and preserves us by His sovereign grace in and by the Lord Jesus Christ. He has ordained and arranged all persons and events in our lives to work for His glory and our eternal good. He also hears our prayers as a father listens to the children he loves. Our prayers go up before Him in the beauty of Christ our Redeemer and Intercessor and by the merits of His righteousness whereby we stand justified in God’s sight and from which we receive spiritual life from God. But this verse states also that God’s “face” (His glory and His presence) is “against them that do evil.