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

“ Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and H e shall sustain thee: H e shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” - PSALM 55:22 [KJV]   The promise is not that the Lord will remove the load we cast upon Him, nor that He will carry it for us — but that He will sustain us so that we may carry it. He does not free us from the duty — but He strengthens us for it. He does not deliver us from the conflict — but He enables us to overcome. He does not withhold or withdraw the trial from us — but He helps us in trial to be submissive and victorious, and makes it a blessing to us. He does not mitigate the hardness or severity of our circumstances, taking away the difficult elements, removing the thorns, making life easy for us — but He puts Divine grace into our hearts, so that we can live sweetly in all the hard, adverse circumstances. II CORINTHIANS 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for M y strength is made perfect in weakness.” “I can do all thing...

"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped." -ISAIAH 35:5 [KJV]   That these miracles are effected by the power of the gospel is plain from the words that immediately precede, "Behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; H e will come and save you" [ISAIAH 35:4 ] . And how does God come and save but in the gospel, and by making it His own power unto salvation? If you look back at your experience you will see that one of the first effects of the power of the gospel upon your heart was, to open your ears to receive it as a message from God .   When, for instance, you were first brought under its sound, and began to understand and feel what you heard, was there not given you, as it were, new ears to hear it, and a new heart to receive it? Were not those with you memorable days when you first heard THE JOYFUL SOUND OF SALVATION BY FREE GRACE ; when it first dropped that blesse...

How wondrous are the works of God, Displayed through all the world abroad! Immensely great! Immensely small! Yet One strange work exceeds them all! He formed the sun, fair fount of light; The moon and stars, to rule the night; But night and stars, and moon and sun, Are little works compared with One. He rolled the seas and spread the skies, Made valleys sink and mountains rise; The meadows clothed with native green, And bade the rivers glide between. But what are seas, or skies, or hills, Or verdant vales, or gliding rills, To wonders man was born to prove – The wonders of Redeeming Love? The highest heavens are short of this; ’Tis deeper than the vast abyss; ’Tis more than thought can e’er conceive, Or hope expect, or faith believe. Almighty God breathed human breath! The Lord of life experienced death! How it was done we can’t discuss, But this we know, it was a must. Blest with His faith, then let us raise Our hearts i...

"Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation." - I PETER 1:5 [KJV] Those who are kept by the power of God through faith, are often in their minds troubled and anxious, fearing whether this salvation will ever reach their souls,—whether they may not prove castaways,—whether the work upon their heart is genuine,—whether they are under divine teachings. But the Lord says they are kept by H is power through faith unto salvation: kept as in this garrisoned city, until salvation shall come in all its glory, sweetness, bliss and blessedness into their heart; preserved and encompassed by all the attributes of God from making shipwreck of faith, until they "receive the end of their faith, even the salvation of their souls." Then poor, doubting, distressed, fearing, guilty sinner, this promise is for thee. Thy soul is bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; thy character and thy name are contained here. And it is a pr...

Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands (27-29MAR20) Heads-Up --- Please find enclosed encouragement in SO GREAT SALVATION by the perfect and finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ in saving poor, needy and wretched sinners by His sovereign free grace - God's unmerited favor - from our sins and from Hell: CHRIST IS ALL! Every child of God realizes that without Christ, he is nothing. Christ is our peace, our hope, our joy, our preservation, our life, our wisdom, our sanctification, our righteousness and our redemption; He is our all . Should He forsake us or withdraw His presence from us (something that can never happen), we would again be lost, dead and absolutely unacceptable to a holy God. The fact of the matter is that we are totally dependent upon the blessed Savior for everything. Our eternal safety does not hinge upon our feeble hold of faith upon Him (though we do believe and rely on Him), but upon His almighty grasp of us. And if we ever become ...

"I am not satisfied with my faith," says one. No, of course you aren’t; nor will you ever be; at least, I hope not! The Bible does not say, "Therefore, being SATISFIED with our faith, we have peace with God" it says, "being JUSTIFIED by faith, we have peace with God." "I am not satisfied with my repentance." That is wonderful! What would you do with your repentance if you were satisfied with it? Would you bring it to God instead of the blood? Oh, what pride and self-righteousness must be in any person who is satisfied with his repentance and faith! That person could never find true peace, for such a refuge of lies must fall. "I am not satisfied with my love." What? Did you expect, on this earth, to be satisfied with any grace found in you? Was it your love for Christ or His love for you that gave you peace at first? There is but one thing with which Almighty God is satisfied--entirely satisfied--and that is the person and work...

"Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God ." -I CORINTHIANS 2:12 [KJV] What thick clouds of darkness spread themselves at times over our souls; all things out of sight; our signs and tokens buried, as it were, in mist. It is like a sea fog, that comes out of the bosom of the vast deep, and hides all objects from view. The ships are on the sea, notwithstanding, but this deep fog prevents their being seen. So with our souls at times, all is misty, cloudy, and no signs can be seen of the work of God upon our hearts. And yet we "know" them, by receiving the Spirit of God, for it is the only way whereby they can be known. We can only see light in God's light; only believe by God's faith; only love by God's love; therefore can only know the things freely given to us of God by the revelation of the Spirit.   What we know savingly, exper...