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

" I will go in the strength of the L ORD God: I will make mention of Thy righteousness, even of Thine only." -Psalm 71:16 [KJV]  Wise travellers provide things needful for their journey, and guard against such as lie in wait, by the way, to rob them. Our gracious God calls not His dear children to forsake their native country, to travel to the heavenly city, without furnishing them with a rich supply of all things necessary for their comfort, and also strength to protect them from the power of every enemy. No soldier of His goeth a warfare at his own charge; Christ being both their righteousness and strength, they can want nothing; neither riches nor power. Hence, they go on from day to day, glorying in Him, as their richest treasure, and trusting in Him as their almighty strength; and this is their constant song in the house of their pilgrimage, and all through their journey: "Surely, in the L ORD have I righteousness and strength," —Isaiah 45:24 . Jesus’s right...

  Once! part II   Hebrews 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered in  once  into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.   A little boy came home from Sunday school and his mother said, "How was the Sunday School class?" He said, "Oh, we had a new teacher, and guess who it was." His mother said, "Who was it?" and he said, "It was Jesus' grandmother!" She said, "Why, what made you think that?" He answered, "Well, all she did was boast about Him and tell us how wonderful He is."   How similar that is to the book of Hebrews.  Its author simply cannot take his eyes off Jesus. He lets us know that, because of Jesus’ finished work, redemption has been fully and finally accomplished. It is a real redemption. Redemption from the guilt of sin. Redemption from the power of sin. Redemption from the curse of the Law. Redemption from the wrath of God. Redemption from Satan’s po...