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

  Jesus, The Blessed Man! by D G Miles McKee   “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”   -Psalms 1:1 [KJV] I was very much impressed when I read of Joseph Flacks, a Bible scholar of an earlier generation, recall his visit to Jerusalem. When in that ancient city, he was given the opportunity of addressing a gathering of Jewish men all of whom were presumably unconverted. For his text, Mr. Flacks took Psalm One. After reading the first verse he changed the tenses and read the same verse as follows, “Blessed is the man who  has not  walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor  stood  in the way of sinners, nor  sat  in the seat of the scornful.” He said to them, “Now, my brethren, who is this blessed man of whom the psalmist speaks? Notice, this blessed man is a man who never walked in the counsel of the ungodly, he never stood in th...

"Thus saith the L ORD , Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me." - Jeremiah 9:23, 24 [KJV] So we are allowed to glory. But in what and in whom? Not in ourselves;  that  is for ever disannulled. The Lord has purposed to pour contempt upon all human glory, that none should glory in himself, whatever he be or whatever he have. But when a man has a view of the Son of God in His beauty, in His suitability, in His heavenly grace and divine glory, then he can and may glory in the Lord. He can say, "O what a Lord there is above! How glorious is He in His excellency, in His suitability, and in His blessedness; how glorious His wisdom, His righteousness, His sanctification, and His redemption. Let my whole glory be there; let me not take to myself a single atom of it. If I am wise, let me give Him the glory of b...