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

"Commit thy way unto the L ORD ; trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass." —Psalm 37:5 [KJV] We are too apt to forget where we are, what we are called to, and whither we are going. When we take a survey of the present state of men and things; judge according to appearances in nature and sense, and see one event happen alike to all, we are ready to ask, What advantage then hath the Christian? or what profit is there to new-born, believing souls? Much every way. For unto them, chiefly, are committed the lively oracles of God. The bible is an epistle of love. The tender affections of our loving Father, the living and dying compassions of our elder brother Jesus, breathe in every page. Here we see the various conflicts and trials our former brethren in the flesh were exercised with; how they were supported under, and carried through all, safe to glory; and this, by the very same grace and power which is still our happy portion. They being dead, yet speak to...

Behold the Lamb by D.G. Miles McKee     John1:36… “Behold the Lamb.” One day as the prophet John the Baptist walked by the banks of the river Jordan, he stopped, pointed to the Lord Jesus and boldly declared Him to be the Lamb of God.    What was in John's mind that day when he avowed Jesus to be the Lamb? Perhaps, He was thinking of the Passover.  Remember the story of the Passover?  It’s the history of how the blood of slain lambs protected the Israelites on the night they left Egypt (Exodus 12:13).   On that night the Angel of Death visited the streets of Egypt and slew all the firstborn of the nation.  The Israelites, however, had, under instructions from God, smeared their doorposts with the blood of lambs, and the death angel, on seeing the blood, passed over their houses.  Yes indeed, lamb’s blood delivered them from death.  The lambs on the Passover night pointed towards the Lord Jesus the One whose shed blood wo...

" Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation." —Isaiah 12:3 [KJV] Why, therefore? What had the church done to procure such an inestimable promise? O the joyful day of her public espousal to Jesus is come. THAT DAY, that blessed day of power, when the loving bride claims her beloved Bridegroom, Jesus. Therefore she sings this joyful song, "Behold God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid, for the L ORD Jehovah is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation." The claims of the faith of poor sinners are well pleasing in the sight of God; they honor His word, glorify Him, and cause joy in heaven among the angels; while the humble claimants obtain the consolation and joy thereof. "Them that honor Me I will honor, saith the Lord," "therefore with joy shall they draw," etc. This was not to be a transient fit of comfort, but an inexhaustible fountain of joy. Believers are to come daily and ...

" And the acknowledging of the truth, which is after godliness; according to the faith of God's elect." —Titus 1:1 [KJV] St. Paul, though an eminently distinguished apostle of Jesus, yet, in regard to the salvation of his own soul, his extraordinary gifts procured it not; nor could his former hatred and persecution of Jesus and his members frustrate the electing love of God, or obstruct the sovereign operations of the Holy Spirit. But being chosen of God in Christ Jesus, his heart must partake of the precious faith of God's elect. Love, almighty, wonderful love, seized him; Jesus challenged him as one of His redeemed souls; stopped him in his mad career; touched his heart, and brought him trembling and astonished to His feet: and the power of faith in his heart was manifested by the obedient cry of his lips, "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?" —A cts 9:6. Thus election is a doctrine according to godliness. Faith in the heart is an evidence of...

" He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, for His name's sake." — Psalm 23:3 [KJV] With gratitude and joy, every believer has daily cause to address his soul in the words spoken to Naomi at the birth of Obed, "Blessed be the Lord, who hath not left thee this day without a kinsman or redeemer, whose name is famous in Israel, who shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life." Ruth 4:14, 15. To the glory of Jesus be it ever remembered, that life once received from Him can never be lost. The soul once quickened from a death in trespasses and sins, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over it; for it is delivered from the cause of death, sin. Partaking of the life of grace from Jesus, sin has no more dominion over it to kill and destroy it. But though the soul enjoys life in Jesus, yet sin is not dead. It dwelleth in us; it worketh in the members, and opposeth the life, peace and comfort of the new-born soul. Is there a ...

" The end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." —I Peter 4:7 [KJV] The word of grace and truth, like a judicious physician for the body, prescribes different recipes for the soul. Sometimes the bitter draught of affliction; at others the strengthening, comforting balsam of faith, with the restorative mixture of love; but at all times a necessary regimen, whereby to rule and govern our lives, so that our souls may prosper and be in good health. To use means in faith is our bounden duty: to neglect them is a contempt of the wise Prescriber; whereby we suffer loss and receive hurt to our souls. As faith binds the soul to Jesus in the sweet bands of love, so it produces a conformity to Him in heart and life. As the Spirit enriches the soul with precious graces, so they are accompanied with His transforming influence. He ever directs to the word He has inspired, that we may be taught to avoid those things contrary thereto; and also ...

" The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death." —Proverbs 14:32 [KJV] 'O, it is most comfortable, in a dying hour, to look back upon a well-spent life,' say many. It is most comfortable to "forget the things that are behind, and to look forward, and press towards the mark for the prize of our high-calling of God in Christ Jesus," saith the Christian.— Philippians 3:14 . What a delightful prospect, in a dying hour, to view a reconciled God, a glorified Jesus, and a kingdom prepared for us from the foundation of the world! but if we have not experienced a life of faith on Jesus, and by the grace of God had our conversation in the world, a life of self-righteousness will only beget vain confidence, and delude the soul with false hopes, which will end in awful disappointment at death. But who are the wicked? Verily all who reject the faith of the Son of God, refuse to submit to His righteousness, hope in t...