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

"Come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you." - II CORINTHIANS 6:17 [KJV] If we are entangled in the love of the world, or fast bound and fettered with worldly anxieties, and the spirit of the world is rife in our bosom, all our profession will be vapid, if not worthless. We may use the language of prayer, but the heart is not in earnest; we may still manage to hold our head high in a profession of the truth, but its power and blessedness are neither known nor felt. To enjoy any measure of communion with the Lord, whether on the cross or on the throne, we must go forth from a world which is at enmity against H im. We must also go forth out of self, for to deny it, renounce it, and go forth out of it lies at the very foundation of vital godliness. There must be "a mortifying, through the Spirit, of the deeds of the body;" a being "always delivered unto death for Jesus...

It is natural for people to make plans for a day, for a week, sometimes even several months in advance. But it is also natural for God’s people to say; "if it is God's will" we will do such-an-such. For they all know by experience "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth" [PROVERBS 27:1 ] . Countless numbers of people get up and start their day not knowing before the day is over that they will be in a car accident, a son or daughter will be taken away, a husband or wife will go to the Doctor and hear the news you have a terminal disease. No one gets out of bed expecting that this will be a day of trouble or tragedy, or that they will receive a call from someone with the awful news of the death of their flesh and blood. Job, when he went to worship God and offer sacrifice for his children, did not know that in a short time he would lose all he possessed but his own soul. "There was a day" [JOB 1:13 ]...

Blest are the souls that hear and know The G ospel's joyful sound; Peace shall attend the path they go, And light their steps surround. Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their Redeemer's name; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives; Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. Hymn : "The Lord Is My Shepherd"

"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you." - I PETER 4:12 [KJV] The "fiery trial," then, is not a strange thing which happens only to a few of the Lord's family, but is more or less the appointed lot of all. Do we not hear the Lord saying to His Zion, "I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction?" All then that are chosen must pass through the furnace of affliction, and all know experimentally the fiery trial, for by it they are made partakers of Christ's sufferings. But this is indispensable in order to be partakers of H is glory. "If so be that we suffer with H im, that we may be also glorified together." Thus they suffer with H im, "that when H is glory shall be revealed, they may be glad also with exceeding joy." And this suffering with and for Christ in the furnace of affliction salts the soul, preserves it fro...

“ Let us look upon a crucified Christ as the remedy of all our miseries. His cross has procured a crown and His passion has expiated our transgressions. His death has disarmed the law and His blood has washed a believer’s soul. His death is the destruction of our enemies, the spring of our happiness, and the eternal testimony of divine love!” -Gospel report by preacher Stephen Charnock (1628 – 1680 A.D.)

"I AM THE DOOR : by M e if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." -J OHN 10:9 [KJV] There is a finding pasture in providence. A sweet and healthy pasture indeed this is to watch the Lord's providential dealings with us spread through a long series of years. It is seeing the Lord's providential hand which makes the commonest temporal mercies sweet. Every nibble of grass or lock of hay which we can believe to be specially provided for us by the hand of that good Shepherd becomes thereby doubly sweet. But O what pastures in grace has God provided for H is hungry sheep! Look at the promises and declarations, the sacred truths and heavenly consolations scattered up and down the Scriptures of truth. But of all spiritual pasture thus provided for the flock, the chiefest is the flesh and blood of the Lord Jesus.   This is H is own divine declaration: "For M y flesh is meat indeed, and M y blood is drink indeed...

“ Ye Are Complete in Him” - COLOSSIANS 2:10 [KJV] The believer’s standing in Christ does not fluctuate with his feelings, not even the increase or decrease of his faith or understanding or anything else. He stands complete in Christ. God would never trust any of His children to stand before Him at any time in their own selves - that is, in their merits or certain good frames of mind. He knows our frame. He remembers that we are yet dust. Therefore, He has on purpose provided for them this perfect standing in Christ Jesus. “Ye are complete in Him,” the Holy Ghost said. The very nature of our God requires us to be perfect and complete before Him at all times. He, out of necessity, therefore, provided all this for His children: a perfection, a completeness, which can never be diminished. It is as unchanging as God Himself [HEBREWS 6:17; 13:8 ] . Every true believer may walk through this world in perfect liberty, free from anything and everything - yes, even his ...