"THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME ... WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED," neither is there salvation in any other. Only Jesus saves! This is the work of God. The love of the Father, the work of the Son, and the operation of the Holy Spirit, save the soul. The Father devised the scheme, the Son paid the ransom, and the Holy Spirit puts us in possession of the blessing. It is of God. It is by grace. It is through faith. Deliverance from dangers, trials, and wants, is of the Lord. He delivered Jonah when he cried, though he was a poor, proud, obstinate, fretful sinner: and He will deliver us. He says, "Look unto me and be delivered, for I am God. Look, for I bid you. Look, for I will deliver you." He will deliver in six troubles, and in seven He will not forsake us. He will deliver our souls from death, our eyes from tears, and our feet from falling. Look not to men, or to the church, or to rituals and images. Look only to the Lord: salvation is of the Lord. Only Jesus saves. Are you looking to others? Are you drooping, fearing, or desponding? Your God asks, "Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Is anything too hard for me?"

For Meditation:
Of all the crowns Jehovah bears,
Salvation is His dearest claim;
That gracious sound well pleased He hears,
And owns Emmanuel for His name;
He saves us by His precious blood,
And proves Himself the mighty God.