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

"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the L ORD 's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is T hy faithfulness. The L ORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him. The L ORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the L ORD ." -L AMENTATIONS 3:21-26 [KJV]

"A living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious." - I PETER 2:4 [KJV]   Though "disallowed of men," the Lord Jesus Christ is "chosen of God;" and God, I speak it with reverence, cannot make an unwise choice. To think that, would be to attribute folly to the Most High. He is "chosen of God," because He alone was fitted for the work. It would have crushed an archangel to bear what Jesus bore. No bright angel, nor glorious seraph, no created being, however exalted, could have borne the load of sin; and therefore none but God's own Son, not by office, but by eternal generation, the Son of the Father in truth and love, could bear the weight of imputed sin and guilt. As Hart says, "Such loads of guilt were on Him put, He could but just sustain the weight." But he was "chosen of God" that he might be Zion's Representative, Zion's Sin-bearer, and Zion's glorious Head;...

“ Jesus is in all respects fitted for His mighty work of redeeming. He is very man and very God. He is the Seed of the woman, the Seed of Abraham, the Seed of David, the Son of Mary—yet God over all, blessed forever. Thus He can bear our sins. He can sympathize with our sorrows. He can fight our battles. He can love as a man, a fellow Man, Bone of our bone, and Flesh of our flesh.” -Horatius Bonar

Christ, as He is God, is infinitely great and high above all. He is higher than the kings of the earth, for He is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is higher than the heavens, and higher than the highest angels of heaven. So great is He, that all men, all kings and princes, are as worms of the dust before Him. All nations are as the drop of the bucket, and the light dust of the balance, yes, and angels themselves are as nothing before Him. He is so high that He is infinitely above any need of us, so above our reach that we cannot be profitable to Him, and so above our conceptions that we cannot comprehend Him. -Christ is the Creator and great Possessor of heaven and earth.   -He is sovereign Lord of all!   -He rules over the whole universe, and does whatsoever pleases Him. -His knowledge is without bound. -His wisdom is perfect, and what none can circumvent. -His power is infinite, and none can resist Him. -His riches are immense and inexh...

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." - I CORINTHIANS 1:18 [KJV]   Has the gospel ever come to you in power? If it has, it has done something for you. Has it ever, then, dispelled your many doubts and fears? Has it ever made Jesus precious to your soul; ever brought with it light, life, liberty, and love; ever given you access to the bosom of God; ever communicated that spirit of holy boldness and filial confidence, whereby, as a successful wrestler, you were enabled to prevail with God, and get a blessing out of His hands and heart? But it is useless to talk of power when nothing is done. A manufacturer says to an engineer, "I want you to construct me an engine of a hundred horse power." But if the engineer make the engine, and upon trial it be found only of ninety, and the work require a hundred horse power, the engine is so far useless. Now, what would his employe...

Most preachers proclaim a god who has many wants and needs. They say things like, “God wants to bless you; He wants you to be healthy and prosperous; He has a wonderful plan for your life, but he needs you to let him have his way.” Let me be unmistakably clear: any god who requires your cooperation in order to make his plans come to pass is not the God of the Bible and any preacher who preaches such a god is a false prophet. A weak and feeble god is merely an idol , an image that came forth from man’s vain imagination. The true God sets Himself forth in His Word as that One Who does whatever He desires to do, Who always performs His will. “ My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure” [ISAIAH 46:10 ] . David declared, “ But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased” [PSALM 115:3 ] . Again, the Psalmist said in Psalm 135:4-5, “ For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatsoever the LORD pleased, t...

“ The religious professor receives doctrines because he sees them in the Bible. The believer not only sees them in the Bible, but he feels them in his heart, put there by the Holy Spirit. The believer gets at truth through trouble. He arrives at the banquet of mercy through sharp pangs of hunger. He lays hold of the robe of righteousness chilled by nakedness. He comes to the cross because he is guilty and there is nowhere else to go. Thus the religionist and the believer (however else they may resemble one another) have an eternal distinction which the hand of God has drawn between the living and the dead.” - preacher J. C. Philpot