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

"And this is the name, wherewith she shall be called, the L ORD our righteousness ."   -Jeremiah 33:16 [KJV] My soul! the subject of thy morning meditation would not be complete, if thy personal interest in it were not taken into the account; and therefore let thy mind be led forth, this evening, in sweet contemplation upon what the Holy Ghost hath said, in this scripture, by His same servant, the prophet, concerning the church of Jesus. If Jesus be called "the Lord our righteousness," and be, as He is well known to be, the husband of His people, surely His wife shall be called by her husband's name. She shall be called so because it is her husband's name; "the Lord our righteousness." And as He became sin for her, when He knew no sin; so she, when she knew no righteousness, shall, by virtue of her union and relationship with Him, be righteousness, even "the righteousness of God in Him , "   -II Corinthians 5: 21 .     Now, my soul, see...

  "That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ."  - Philippians 1:10 [KJV] If divine light has enlightened your mind, divine life quickened your heart, and you love the Lord and His people, you must approve of the things that are excellent. For they are so commended to your conscience that you can no more do otherwise than you can tell a deliberate lie or call black white. And as you approve of them, you will disapprove of everything which is contrary to, or falls short of this excellency.   Now this is what distinguishes us from the world and the spirit of it, and from all whose eyes are blinded by the god of this world—that whilst they approve of the things God abhors, we approve of the things that God loves. Here is the mind of Christ; here is the teaching of the Spirit giving us in some measure to see as Christ sees, to feel as Christ feels, to love as Christ loves, and to approve as Christ approves....

  Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (01-03APR22) Heads-Up --- Please find enclosed encouragement in SO GREAT SALVATION by the perfect and finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ in saving poor, needy and wretched sinners by His sovereign free grace - Almighty God's unmerited favor - from our sins and from Hell: “ There is no other SAVIOR but Christ to look to, no other MEDIATOR between God and me to make use of, no other PHYSICIAN of value for diseased and sin-sick souls to apply unto, no other FOUNTAIN but His blood for polluted souls to wash in and be cleansed, no other CITY OF REFUGE or stronghold for souls sensible of danger to flee unto and be safe, no other to come to as the BREAD OF LIFE where hungry souls may be fed, no other place of REST for those that are weary and heavy laden, nor is there any other where is plenty of all grace and security from every enemy, as in HIM; and therefore, to whom can they have recourse, but unto HIM?” - preacher John Gill ...