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

" Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer." — Romans 12:12 [KJV] The gospel brings us from a hopeless into a hopeful state; but not into an independent one. We are never to expect freedom from trials and tribulations in this vale of tears; they lie in our way to the end of our hope, the enjoyment of God in glory. Faith takes hold of something that is material, and maketh the soul triumph in hope. Hope makes the soul joyful, and excites to patience. Tribulations cause a throne of grace to be prized, a covenant God in Christ to be sought unto and delighted in. In the rough waves of difficulties, in the storm of affliction, in the boisterous sea of temptation, hope is an anchor to the soul; when that is cast within the veil the vessel shall safely ride out every storm; though tossed, it shall not be driven from its moorings; it keeps the soul safe and steady. The grace of patience is ranged between the joy of hope and the constant e...

  The Day Zacchaeus Got Saved. Part II by D G Miles McKee Ref: Luke 19:1-10 [KJV]   Last week we looked at the man Zacchaeus. Let’s consider next, 2) His Meeting with Jesus! V3  ‘ And he ( Zacchaeus ) sought to see Jesus who He was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.”   When it says there was a problem with the press it’s not talking about the newspapers. It simply means that the multitudes had pressed in and around our Master and prevented Zacchæus from getting close to Jesus and seeing Him for himself.   Did the crowd stop him?  Of course not!  He wanted to see Jesus, and no one could stop him.   Zacchaeus was unlike many that I’ve talked to about the Lord.  They often have excuses as to why they won’t follow Jesus.  But Zacchaeus wouldn’t let any excuse get in his way. He didn’t, for example, try to find fault with Christ’s followers. He did not point to Peter and say, “He is a lou...