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

“ And set up over H is head H is accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.” - MATTHEW 27:37 [KJV]   Pilate wrote this inscription in Hebrew, Greek and Latin and attached it to the top of the cross (John 19:20). Pilate …what a strange man. He could find no fault in Christ but delivered Him to be crucified. And now, according to custom, he must write a notice declaring why the condemned One was going to suffer. But, what could he write? Three times he had pronounced Christ faultless, so what can he now state as our Master’s crime? God’s hand, I believe, guided Pilate to write this inscription in the three great world languages Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. Whatever Pilate's thoughts, God had a truthful testimony. The chief priests were hopping mad at this inscription and confronted the Roman Governor demanding— "Write not, the King of the Jews, but that H e said I am King of the Jews." Nonetheless, Pilate replied sternly, “What I have written I have ...

" But of H im are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. " - I CORINTHIANS 1:30 [KJV] Consider what heavenly blessings there are for those who have a living union with the Son of God. Everything is provided for them that shall be for their salvation and their sanctification: not a single blessing has God withheld that shall be for their eternal good. View them as foolish, ignorant, unable to see the way, puzzled and perplexed by a thousand difficulties, harassed by sin, tempted by Satan, far off upon the sea. How shall they reach the heavenly shore? God, by an infinite act of sovereign love, has made His dear Son to be their "wisdom," so that none shall err so as to err fatally; none shall miss the road for want of heavenly direction to find it or walk in it. Their glorious Head, who is in heaven, is made of God unto them wisdom on earth to bring them to their heavenly i...

The Name of Jesus is so sweet, ‘Tis music to our ears; For He alone could save our souls, And drive away our fears. The Lord of glory long ago, Came to this world of woe; To save the chosen of the Lord, And pay the debt we owe. Here is a wondrous mystery, That God the Savior came; And gave Himself the sacrifice, To save us from our shame. O what a great Redeemer this, Whose blood atonement made; Our guilt in all its blackest hue, Was on the Savior laid. For us Christ died upon the cross, And wrath divine He bore; The risen Savior ever reigns, We’re safe forevermore. So sing, "All glory to the Lamb," Whose face we soon shall see; Then satisfied we all shall be, Throughout eternity. TUNE: "I Sing the Mighty Power of God" CM/D WORDS BY Jim Byrd

"Let Israel hope in the L ORD : for with the L ORD there is mercy, and with H im is plenteous redemption." -P SALM 130:7 [KJV]   "Let Israel hope in the Lord." Has she ceased to hope in the creature? Does she despair of salvation from any other source or quarter but the blood of the Lamb? Is she crying, sighing, longing, panting, and begging of the Lord to appear in her soul? "Let Israel," then, "hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy." He will not spurn His waiting Israel from His feet; He will not smite her with the lightnings of His wrath; He will shew mercy to the poor, guilty sinner that comes with dust upon his head, clothed with sackcloth and ashes, mourning and lamenting his vileness before the Lord. There is no wrath in the bosom of the Lord against him; there is mercy, pardoning mercy in the bosom of Jehovah for Israel; therefore "LET ISRAEL HOPE IN THE LORD.”   If Israel look to herself, she canno...

“ There is not a just man upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.” - ECCLESIASTES 7:20 [KJV] The word “ just” means righteous. While the Lord’s people are righteous in Christ, yet not even a justified person “ doeth good and sinneth not.” All believers realize our sinfulness, therefore we ask for fresh supplies of pardoning grace [I JOHN 1:9 ] . While the reality of our wretchedness is ever before us, we rejoice in the deliverance of sin by the sacrifice of Christ which is the sole basis upon which God remains just and justifies the ungodly. It is painfully true that, “ in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing” [ROMANS 7:18 ] and therefore nothing good can come forth from me. However, it is also wonderfully true that I am accepted and declared to be the righteousness of God in Christ [II CORINTHIANS 5:21 ] . As my sins were imputed to Him so His righteousness has been imputed to me. I still mourn my sins, but I must not sink into ...

There are two vital things the Holy Spirit reveals to all whom He brings to faith in Christ Jesus. 1). He will reveal our NEED OF CHRIST! "I need Thee, precious Jesus, for I am full of sin, My soul is dark and gloomy, My heart is dead within; I need the cleansing fountain, where I can always flee, The blood of Christ most precious, The sinner's perfect plea." 2). He will reveal that CHRIST IS ALL WE NEED! "In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the G odhead bodily, and ye are COMPLETE in Him" [COLOSSIANS 2:9-10a ] . He, of God, is made unto me all I need. The more quickly we learn that Christ is, indeed, ALL we need to make us righteous and accepted before God the Father, the sooner we'll enjoy the rest, peace and assurance promised to His own. Most of God's elect are brought to Christ earlier in life than the dying thief, but all are redeemed and made righteous EXACTLY AS HE WAS - by the free grace of God, plus nothing, minus nothing. ...

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to H is purpose." -R OMANS 8:28 [KJV] To look at all our varied circumstances; and then to believe that if we are the lovers of God, all things we experience are working together for our spiritual good, what a view does it give us of the wisdom, grace, and power of a wonder-working God! And we are to measure this good, not by what the creature thinks, but by what God Himself has declared to be good in His word, and what we have felt to be good in our soul's experience. Have your trials humbled you, made you meek and lowly? They have done you good. Have they stirred up a spirit of prayer in your bosom, made you sigh, cry, and groan for the Lord to appear, visit, or bless your soul? They have done you good. Have they opened up those parts of God's word which are full of mercy and comfort to His afflicted people? Have they stripped off ...