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

THE WRATH OF MAN "Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee: the remainder of wrath shalt Thou restrain." -Psalm 76:10 [KJV] Let men and devils rage as they will, even the wrath and hatred of the rebel will serve the greater glory of the Almighty God (Romans 8:28; Ephesians 1:11). When in their wicked hatred for Jesus Christ they crucified Him, they were unknowingly fulfilling the divine purpose of God. "The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against His Christ. For of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel determined before to be done" (Acts 4:25-27). Even the most furious and frantic evil is under the control of our sovereign LORD (see Isaiah 45:5-8). But what shall become of the wrath that is left? God shall restrain it, "the remainder o...

"I am poor and needy, yet the Lord thinketh upon me." -Psalm 40:17 [KJV] Precious consideration, my soul! Under all thine exercises, the Lord, thy Lord, thy Jesus, thinketh upon thee. Wherefore should I faint, then, under any burden? Surely, I may say, as Hagar did at the well, "Thou, God, seest me." Surely I may give my God, my Saviour, this name, as she did; for she said, "Have I also here looked after Him that seeth me?" Yes, however unconscious my poor heart is of the blessed truth, yet a very blessed truth it is, while I am looking after Jesus, He is beforehand, thinking and looking upon me.     Precious Lamb of God! I will remember my poverty no more: that is, I will remember it no more, but as it is made the means in Thy hand to make me sensible of my need and Thy fulness. Art Thou thinking upon me? Do I hear Thy gracious voice, saying to me, "I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and n...