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

  A Good Question and a Great Answer.   D.G. Miles McKee   “ And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?  And Jesus said unto him, Why do you call me good? None is good, save one, that is, God.  You know the commandments, do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour thy father and thy mother. And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things, He said unto him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute unto the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow Me."   (Luke 18:18-23) Let’s summarise this story. A wealthy ruler approached Jesus, calling Him ‘Good Master’ and asking what He could do to gain eternal life. That’s a good question! Not all inquiries are as sensible as that one. From time to time, we are all guilty of asking stupid questions. However, the man in our scripture passage asked a good question. There was

"Not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you." -Joshua 23:14  [KJV] Say, my soul, in looking back the past year, canst thou set thy seal to this truth? Is there a promise which thy God hath not fulfilled? Is there an instance in which God hath forfeited His word? Canst thou point to the time, or place, in any one trial, or under any one affliction, in which thou hast not found God faithful? Give then the Lord the honour due unto His name. If not one thing hath failed, proclaim His glory, set forth His praise, declare His truth, let the father to the children make known that God is faithful. And Oh let thine heart bear testimony to what must be said of all His Israel, in all ages, "What hath God wrought."   -preacher Robert Hawker (1753-1827 A.D.) December 29th, THE POOR MAN'S MORNING PORTION