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

"Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the L ORD in their trouble, and H e delivered them out of their distresses." -Psalm 107:5, 6 [KJV]   Until they wandered in the wilderness—until they felt it to be a solitary way, until they found no city to dwell in, until hungry and thirsty their soul fainted in them—there was no cry. There might have been prayer, a desire, a feeble wish, and now and then a sigh or a groan. But this was not enough. Something more was wanted to draw forth lovingkindness out of the bosom of the compassionate Head of the Church. A cry was wanted,—a cry of distress, a cry of soul trouble, a cry forced out of their hearts by heavy burdens. And a cry implies necessity, urgent want, a perishing without an answer to the cry. It is the breath of a soul bent upon having eternal realities brought into the conscience, or perishing without them. It is this solemn feeling in the heart that there is no other refuge but God.   The Lo...

 Thy presence, gracious God, afford; Prepare us to receive Thy word; Now let Thy voice engage our ear, And faith be mixed with what we hear; Thus, Lord, Thy waiting servants bless,  And crown Thy gospel with success. [Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above;  With food divine may we be fed, And satisfied with living bread.  Thus, Lord, Thy waiting servants bless, And crown Thy gospel with success.] To us the sacred Word  apply, With sovereign power and energy;  And may we, in Thy faith and fear,  Reduce to practice what we hear.  Thus, Lord, Thy waiting servants bless, And crown Thy gospel with success.  Father, in us Thy Son reveal; Teach us to know and do Thy will; Thy saving power and love display,  And guide us to the realms of day. Thus, Lord, Thy waiting servants bless, And crown Thy gospel with success. -Tune: "Faith Of Our Fathers"

  "They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in." - Psalm 107:4 [KJV]   "They wandered in the wilderness   in a solitary way;" —a way not tracked; a path in which each has to walk alone; a road where no company cheers him, and without landmarks to direct his course. This is a mark peculiar to the child of God— that the path by which he travels is, in his own feelings, a solitary way. This much increases his exercises, that they appear peculiar to himself. His perplexities are such as he cannot believe any living soul is exercised with; the fiery darts which are cast into his mind by the wicked one are such as he thinks no child of God has ever experienced; the darkness of his soul, the unbelief and infidelity of his heart, and the workings of his powerful corruptions, are such as he supposes none ever knew but himself. To be without any comfort except what God gives, without any guidance but what the Lord affords, wi...

“ We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the New World Order.” -David Rockefeller “ There is a single theme behind all our work–we must reduce population levels. Either governments do it our way, through nice clean methods, or they will get the kinds of mess that we have in El Salvador, or in Iran or in Beirut. Population is a political problem. Once population is out of control, it requires authoritarian government, even fascism, to reduce it ….” “Our program in El Salvador didn’t work. The infrastructure was not there to support it. There were just too many people…. To really reduce population, quickly, you have to pull all the males into the fighting and you have to kill significant numbers of fertile age females….” The quickest way to reduce population is through famine, like in Africa, or through disease like the Black Death …." -Thomas Ferguson, U.S. State Department Office...

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” -Ephesians 1:3 [KJV] Many think that spiritual blessings are held in reserve for those who plead with God to give them. It is generally acknowledged that the Lord has a plentiful storehouse of gifts, but the distribution of those blessings some believe to be conditioned upon the willingness of sinners to request and accept them. It is clear from this text, however, that God already blessed a chosen people with all benefits in Christ. These gifts are not withheld from men because of non-request; they already belong to the children of God. Nothing pertaining to eternal salvation is given because sinners beg God. His greatest gift was His only begotten Son and God did not send Him in response to men pleading for a Savior. The “unspeakable Gift” was unasked for and when He did come, He was unwanted (John 1:11) . He was sent according to the eternal purp...

"And H e said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables ." -Mark 4:11 [KJV] By "the kingdom of God" is meant the same thing as "the kingdom of heaven," that is, the internal kingdom set up in the heart by the power of the Spirit—that kingdom which shall stand for ever and ever, and last when time shall be no more. This the Lord calls a mystery. And if it is a mystery, it will have these three marks -   ...it will be beyond nature, sense, and reason;   ...it will be hidden from the wise and prudent;   ...it will be revealed unto babes.   Let us see if we can find these marks belonging to the kingdom of heaven set up in the heart. It certainly is above nature, sense, and reason, that God should dwell in a man's heart, as the Apostle says, "Christ in you, the hope of glory;" and again, "Ye are the temple of the living God; as...

Weekend Gospel message to follow for All Hands(13-15NOV20) 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 their sins and from Hell: A BELIEVER’S PEACE Where does a believer find real and genuine peace? On what foundation can we rest and say in truth, “It is well with my soul?” I’ll tell you; it lies in this - that we are justified by faith and not by works. Christ Jesus stood in my stead before God. I was guilty with nothing to pay, doomed to Hell; and Christ took my place! He died for me! How can I perish? How can I be punished for sins which have already been laid on Christ and for which He has suffered? God demands of me that I keep His holy law perfectly. I cannot do it. But Christ has kept it for me. He kept it, magnified it, and made it honorable in my flesh. What more can God demand of me...