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

  " Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth." -Romans 8:33 [KJV] He against whom sin is committed, the Lawgiver, and the righteous Judge, justifies them from every charge; not by teaching them the way of justification, nor by infusing righteousness into them, or on account of any works of righteousness done by them, but by pronouncing them righteous through the imputation of the righteousness of His Son unto them: observe, that "God’s elect," as such, are the objects of justification; which proves the eternity of it; the speciality of it as belonging to particular persons, and the everlasting security and continuance of it. –preacher John Gill (1697 – 1771 A.D.)

  "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." -Romans 10:13 [KJV] The NAME OF THE LORD signifies the Lord Himself. His name reveals WHO He is, WHAT He has done, WHY He did it, and WHERE He is now! And none other NAME can save (Phil ippians 2:6-11) . Jehovah-jireh "The L ORD will provide" (Gen esis 22:13-14) . Jehovah-rapha "The L ORD that healeth" (Exo dus 15:26) . Jehovah-nissi "The L ORD our banner" (Exo dus 17:8-15) . Jehovah-shalom "The L ORD our peace" (Judges 6:24) . Jehovah-ra-ah "The L ORD my shepherd" (Psalm 23:1) . Jehovah-tsidkenu "The L ORD our righteousness" (Jer emiah 23:6) . Jehovah-shammah "The L ORD is present" (Ezek iel 48:35) . To call upon His name is to humble ourselves before Him, to recognize His majesty, to believe His promises, and to hope in His mercy. -preacher Henry T. Mahan (from his commentary on Romans) http://w...

  "The secret of the L ORD is with them that fear H im; and H e will shew them H is covenant." -Psalm 25:14 [KJV] "The secret of the L ORD " (that is, present possession)  "is with them that fear H im; and H e will shew them" (that is, something future) " H is covenant." This shews, that while all the people of God, who fear His name, have the secret with them, that is, a measure of the secret, yet all the people of God have not the covenant revealed to them at the same time with the secret. The "secret" is in the present tense; the "shewing of the covenant" is in the future.   It is very sweet to see how the Holy Ghost has discriminated between these blessings. If, for instance, it had run thus, "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and he shews to them his covenant," some doubting, desponding child of God might say, "How can I be one of those that fear God? for it says, God shews to them...

  "For H e is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us." -Ephesians 2:14 [KJV] "He is our peace." This necessarily springs from being reconciled and brought nigh by the blood of Christ. Sin has not only made us enemies to God, but made God an enemy to us. What peace, then, can there be between us whilst thus mutual enemies? Peace is between friends, not between foes. During this state of hostility and warfare, as there is no real, so there can be no felt or enjoyed peace. But the removal of the cause of the war brings about peace, first really and then experimentally. Christ has made peace through the blood of H is cross (Col ossians 1:20) . There is now no enmity on the part of God, for it was a law enmity. God always loved H is people in Christ; and as H e is unchanging and unchangeable, H e never could or did hate them. But as a judge is an enemy to a criminal, even were that criminal his own son, so, as...

  “ Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and y e men of Israel; I will help y e , s aith the L ORD , and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. " -Isaiah 41:14 [KJV] This text gives us grace in two small words. What are the 2 words? They are, “Fear Not.” In the Middle East there is an ancient fable that Pestilence met a caravan on the way to Baghdad. “Why must you travel to Baghdad?” asked the Caravan Master. “To take five thousand lives,” he answered.  On the way back Pestilence again met the caravan. “You deceived me,” said the Caravan master. “You took 50,000 lives.” “No,’ insisted Pestilence. ‘I took 5,000 lives. Fear killed the rest.” That is a fable. But, here’s a fact … fear kills. At one time or another, most of us have been gripped with fear. It’s no wonder then that these two words, ‘Fear Not’ are found frequently throughout the scriptures.  In fact, the phrases, "Fear not" or "Be not afraid", occur more than 100 times in the King James Bible...

  “ Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read” -Isaiah 34:16 [KJV] Our Holy Bible contains the mind of God, the state of men, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners without Christ, and the happiness of believers in and with Christ. Its doctrine is holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its judgments are immutable. Read it to be wise unto salvation, believe it to be safe in the righteousness of God in Christ, and practice it to be godly. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the pilot’s compass, the soldier’s sword, and the Christian’s charter. Here Paradise is restored, heaven opened, and the ways of hell disclosed. God’s glory is its goal, Christ is its grand object, our good its design, and the redemption of God’s elect is its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, a river of pleasure....

  The lifeboat of free grace has put you on board the vessel of salvation, and that will convey you safely to the port of glory! Do not look at your spiritual destitution, or feebleness, or incapacity, or imperfections, but trust in your Pilot, rely on your Captain, and expect His mercy and merit to land you safe in Heaven at last! As imperfect as you now are, and as imperfect you will be, your dying prayer will still be, "God be merciful unto me — a sinner!" Hope in God! His mercy is great unto the heavens, His grace is as free as the air, His love is as changeless as His nature, His promise is as immutable as His love. Hope in God, for you shall yet praise Him. He will save you for His own sake, and present you before assembled worlds as a monument of His mercy, and a trophy of His grace! -preacher James Smith, 1864 A.D.