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

  "Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, Thou hast received gifts for men: yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them." -Psalm 68:18  [KJV] Sweet view of a risen, ascended, and triumphant Saviour. My soul, ponder over these words, and while meditating upon them, see that thou art ascending after thy exalted Head, and partaking in His glories. Jesus is He who hath indeed ascended, far above all heavens, that He might fill all things. He hath led captivity captive; and that not only in conquering all the powers of hell, but taking His people that were in captivity out of the prison-house, and causing them to partake in the felicity of His triumphs.     And mark, my soul, what follows. "He hath received gifts for men;" or as the apostle to the church of Ephesus expresseth the same blessed truths, He gave gifts to men, Ephesians 4:8. And sweetly Jesus hath done both; for He received that He might give. He needed not f...

The Amazing Blood of Jesus , Part III by D.G. Miles McKee In Parts 1 and 2 we saw that the blood of Jesus both redeems and cleanses us. Today we want to consider that the blood of Jesus also preserves us. Do you remember the dreadful night when the death angel went across the country of Egypt killing the first born of every house? (see Exodus 12) A woeful cry went up across the land.  The first born of every house was slain … from Pharaoh’s palace to the servant´s shack. Death had struck. But there were some houses the death angel did not enter.  Those inhabitants were protected! Why? Were they better than their neighbours? No! Were they holier? No! Were they church goers? No! What preserved them then? It was the blood on the lintel and the two side posts of their homes.  This was in accordance with the promise the Lord had made to the Israelites. He had given His Word saying, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you” (Exodus 12:13). The Blood preserved the I...