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

Unto the Lord my God I trace, That I am saved by sovereign grace; ‘Tis with a sense of sin I see, Naught else but grace could set me free. ‘Twas grace which e’er the world was made, Ordained my debt of sin be paid; What lovingkindness then was shown, God chose me out to be His own. Behold amazing, wondrous grace, Christ Jesus came and took my place; With Him the Father was well-pleased, His bloody death God’s wrath appeased. Grace reigns through righteousness alone, For Jesus suffered grief unknown; The law was fully satisfied, When for our sins He bled and died. Ascended high upon His throne, Christ reigns in glory all His own; By His resistless quick’ning grace, By faith I now the Son embrace. So this my song of songs shall be, I’m saved by grace so rich and free; Soon I shall see my Savior’s face, And praise Him for His sovereign grace. -TUNE TO "SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER" LM/DOUBLE WORDS BY JIM BYRD

"For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto them that call upon Thee." -Psalm 86:5 [KJV]   The sinner who has saving faith believes that there is a fullness of salvation in Christ for poor sinners "Wherefore HE is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by HIM..." (Hebrews 7:25). In the word of the Gospel Christ is held forth as an able Saviour - able to save men from their sins and from the wrath of God. His merit is a sufficient shield against the tempest of wrath which incensed justice is ready to exact against transgressors. The sinner who has saving faith knows that the righteousness Christ fulfilled as the condition of the Covenant of Grace is so valuable in itself, and in the eyes of the Father, that it is sufficient to procure justification, sanctification, and all other saving benefits to sinners who in themselves deserve death and damnation. So they are happy who are in Him. They shall never perish but h...

  " Unto the Lord this sinner owed A debt I could not pay; My sins were such an awful load, But Christ put them away. His blood has washed away my shame, And satisfaction made; O bless the dear Redeemer’s name, My ransom price is paid. Salvation unto Christ I owe, O what a gracious Friend; He washed and made me white as snow, On Him my hopes depend. Someday in heav’n I’ll sing His praise, With all the ransomed throng; And joyfully my voice I’ll raise, To sing redemption’s song." -Tune: "Amazing Grace"

"Let us praise the name of Jesus, Prophet, Priest and sovereign King; To Him render adoration, Laud and homage to Him bring. Let us praise the name of Jesus, God Incarnate from above; Came to save His chosen people, Sent by God in cov’nant love.   Let us praise the name of Jesus, Who upon Mount Calvary; Shed His blood and sealed our pardon, Died from sin to set us free. Let us praise the name of Jesus, Risen, conquering, gracious Friend; Advocate and Mediator, All our hopes on Him depend.   Let us praise the name of Jesus, For He brought us to His fold; Come exalt His Name and worship, May the Savior be extolled. Let us praise the name of Jesus, Till we see Him face to face; Then throughout the endless ages, Praise Him for His love and grace." -TUNE TO "LOVE DIVINE" 8.7.8.7. DOUBLE WORDS BY JIM BYRD

"I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate." - Song of Solomon 8:2 [KJV] What, my soul, hast thou aught to offer to thy Jesus? Will He accept a present at thine hand? Yes, Jesus will accept those goings forth of His own grace, His own gifts, in the exercises of faith, and love, and joy, and praise; when, by His own sweet and reviving communications, He hath called to the north wind, and to the south wind, to blow a gracious gale upon my soul, and causeth the very graces He Himself hath planted in my heart to send forth all their powers in the enjoyment of His person and righteousness.     And do not forget, my soul, for thine encouragement to this lovely and becoming frame, these will be more grateful to thy God and Saviour than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. These will be indeed like spiced wine, and the juice of the pomegranate, when those tears of faith, and love, and repentance drop at the mercy-seat, in the contemplation of th...

How God Gets us to Heaven : Part 2 D.G. Miles McKee The next matter we want to consider is that we are Justified by Grace.   Romans 3:24 says, “ Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: “ He declares us justified.....not guilty.....by grace. I was talking to a man once and mentioned that we are justified by grace. “Oh no” he said. We are justified by faith (as if they were contrary). However, we don’t need to reconcile these truths, they are not at war. They are friends and not enemies. Justification by grace is one of the vast kaleidoscope of truths discovered in the great doctrine of Salvation.   A person who is Justified by grace realizes that there is nothing deserving in him that made God declare him not guilty.  It is justification by grace …  unearned and undeserved favour.  We are declared ‘Not Guilty” without a cause in us. That’s grace! Not only is Justification without a cause in us, but it is also w...

  "A red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke. And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face." - Numbers 19:9, 3 [KJV]   I remember well it is said of our Lord Jesus, that, in order to sanctify the people with His own blood, He suffered without the gate. But though I clearly apprehend that the law, with all its sacrifices, was but a shadow of good things to come, and the body was Christ, yet, had not the Holy Ghost been graciously pleased to illustrate and explain, by other scriptures somewhat either direct, or by allusion, in reference to Jesus, I should have overlooked how, in many striking points, Jesus is here set forth in this type. Surely, Lord, Thy spotless purity was beautifully represented in the spotless heifer here appointed for sacrifice. And the very rare colour of a red heifer plainly testified the singularity of Thy sacrifice. Adam himsel...