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

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." -R OMANS 8:1 [KJV] There is not a more blessed declaration than this in the whole word of truth. It is the sweetest note sounded by the gospel trumpet, for it is the very crown of the whole jubilee. Is not condemnation the bitterest drop in the cup of trembling? the most thrilling, piercing note of that terrible trumpet which sounded so long and so loud from Sinai's blazing top that all the people that were in the camp trembled? [ E XODUS 19:13, 16. ] Condemnation is the final execution of God's righteous law, and therefore carries with it all that arms death with its sting and the grave with its terror. The apprehension of this; the dread and fear of being banished for ever from the presence of God; of being lost, and that without remedy; of sinking under the blazing indignation of Him who is a consuming fire, has filled thousands of hearts with horror. And it must be so as long as...

A Praying People by D.G. Miles McKee Christians have the privilege of being a people who can talk to and worship God. The way to God´s throne has been opened by the blood of the precious S aviour. Is it any wonder then that the Lord tells us to call upon Him in the day of trouble and He will deliver us (Psalm 50:l5). We are also encouraged to cast our burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain us: He shall never allow the righteous to be moved (Psalm 55:22). The Apostle Paul also instructs us that the antidote to worry is prayer. He writes, “Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let our requests be made known unto God …” (Philippians 4: 6-7). The Lord´s people are a praying people. When Jacob feared Esau, he prayed (Genesis 32:9). When Moses found the people ready to stone him, he prayed (Exodus 17:4). When Israel was defeated at Ai, Joshua prayed (Joshua 7:6-7). When the Philistines attacked at Keilah, David prayed (1 Samuel 23:1-...

"For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him"   - II CORINTHIANS 5:21 [KJV] "He" – God the Father who designed the salvation of a multitude of sinners before the world began. "Hath made Him" – God the Son who was appointed by the Father in the covenant of peace to be Surety for all those entrusted to Him by sovereign, electing grace. "Made Him to be sin for us who knew no sin" – The only way the holy, impeccable, eternal Son of God could be made sin was by imputation. The sins of all His chosen people were reckoned to, charged to, transferred to the account of the appointed Savior of sinners. "Hath made Him to be sin for us who knew no sin" – This is that body of people, chosen unto salvation, set apart from the rest of the perishing world according to God’s eternal purpose of grace. "Might be made" – These words do not imply that maybe these will b...

"For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?" -Job 27:8-10 [KJV] Many of God's people are at times exercised as to their hypocrisy, and sometimes they may think themselves the most consummate hypocrites that ever stood in a profession. But if you are exercised with these painful surmises, these doubts and fears, just see (and the Lord enable you to bring it to the light of His countenance) these two features of a spiritual character. Do not talk about your hope; it may be "a spider's web." Do not boast of your gifts; they may be altogether in the flesh. Do not bring forward the good opinion of men; they may be deceived in you. But just see if, with the Lord's blessing, you can feel these two tests in your soul, as written there by His own hand. If so, you are not a hypocrite; God ...

"For feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God; Naught else is worth believing. Though all my heart should feel condemned For want of some sweet token, I know One greater than my heart, Whose Word cannot be broken. I'll trust in God's unchanging Word Till soul and body sever, The words of men shall pass away; God's Word abides forever!" -preacher Martin Luther

Some of our young people, it’s sad to say neither know, nor seem to care, what the price of freedom can cost. I read a letter Abraham Lincoln wrote to a mother who had five sons killed in the civil war. This is what he wrote: “Dear Madam; - I have been shown in the files of the war department a statement of the adjutant general of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously in the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the republic they died to save. I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully, Abraham Lincoln." ...

The Word of our soon coming KING OF GLORY ( Christ JESUS ) states, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard." -Psalm 19:1-3 [KJV]