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Ephesians 1:3, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." While the world hungers after fleeting vanities, the believer possesses imperishable riches—secured in Heaven, reserved by God, and flowing freely through the sufferings and death of Jesus: from pardon of sin--to peace with God; from salvation by grace--to a priceless eternal inheritance. In Christ, we are blessed with: election before the foundation of the world, redemption through His sin-atoning blood, adoption into the family of God, justification by grace, sanctification by the Spirit, and the hope of eternal glory. These blessings are not wages earned, but gifts bestowed: flowing from the sovereign love of the Father in eternity past, accomplished by the Son on the cruel cross, and applied by the Spirit in regeneration and sanctification. Temporal blessings may come and go—health may fail, wealth may vanish, relationships may change—but the spiritual blessings given in Christ are unshakable and everlasting. Even our trials are transformed into mercies, in the hands of our wise and loving God, who uses them to refine our faith and draw us nearer to Himself. Let our gratitude rise—not chiefly for the gifts—but for the Giver Himself. Let us live as those who are truly blessed: seeking first His kingdom, treasuring His promises, and rejoicing in His unsearchable riches. "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget any of His benefits!" Psalm 103:1–2

"God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us!" Romans 5:8 The love of God is not merely something He possesses—it is what He is in His very essence. Yet how rarely is this love rightly understood! It is not sentimental softness or passive approval. God's love is holy—never at odds with His righteousness. It is sovereign—freely bestowed upon whom He chooses. It is unchanging—eternally fixed upon His elect, unshaken by their failures or fluctuations. Before the foundation of the world, He set His love upon His chosen people. "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness!" Jeremiah 31:3. His love was not drawn out by any beauty or merit in us, for we were dead in trespasses, and enemies of God. Yet, from the depths of His own goodness and for the praise of His glorious grace, He loved us still. The cross stands as the supreme demonstration of this divine love. "This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him!" 1 John 4:9. There, at Calvary, love and justice met in perfect harmony. The wrath we deserved, was poured upon Christ--that the love of God might be lavished upon us. O the wonder of the love that chose us, redeemed us, and will never forsake us! Let the redeemed rest in this eternal affection, rejoice in its security, and be constrained by it to holiness. May we reflect such love to others—sacrificial, pure, and steadfast. "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through H

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God." Ephesians 2:8 Grace is the free and sovereign favor of God, lavished on those who deserve nothing but wrath. It is not earned by merit, stirred by effort, or repaid by deeds. It flows from the eternal love of the Father, secured by the blood of the Son, and applied by the power of the Spirit. Grace does not merely offer a helping hand—it descends into the pit, and raises the dead to life! Grace pardons the guilty, purifies the defiled, and preserves the redeemed. Grace is not a passive sentiment but a divine force that saves, sanctifies, and secures. Grace finds the sinner helplessly lost in sin, clothes him in Christ's righteousness, and crowns him with everlasting joy. Grace is not attracted to the good in man—it is moved by the goodness of God. From Genesis to Revelation, grace is the melody of redemption. The law exposes our ruin—but grace reveals our Redeemer. And what a Redeemer He is! Full of grace and truth, Jesus Christ is the fountainhead of every spiritual blessing. All that we are and all that we hope to be flows from Him. To magnify grace, is to magnify God. To rest in grace, is to abandon every confidence in self. Let us wonder with trembling joy that we were chosen, called, justified, and will be glorified—all of grace. As Paul confessed, so may we: "By the grace of God I am what I am!" Let grace strip us of pride, anchor us in Christ, and move us to live wholly for the glory of the One who gave us everything—freely.

GOD IS LOVE It is not simply that God “loves,” but that He is Love itself. Love is not merely one of His attributes, but His very nature. —A. W. Pink, The Attributes of God The words “God is love” mean that love is an essential attribute of God. Love is something true of God but it is not God. It expresses the way God is in His unitary being, as do the words holiness, justice, faithfulness and truth. Because God is immutable He always acts like Himself, and because He is a unity He never suspends one of His attributes in order to exercise another. —A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy THE LOVE OF GOD A. Scriptural Refs: Gen 22:2; Jer 31:3; John 3:16; 1 Jn 4:8 “God is love and God is sovereign. His love disposes Him to desire our everlasting welfare and His sovereignty enables Him to secure it.” —Tozer, Knowledge of the Holy Strong's Exhaustive Concordance אהב (ahav) A primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise): - (be-) love (-d, -ly, -r), like, friend. אהבה (ahavah) Feminine of H158 and meaning the same: - love. αγαπαω (agapao) Perhaps from ἄγαν agan (much; or compare [H5689]); to love (in a social or moral sense): - (be-) love (-ed). Compare G5368. GOD'S LOVE IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL HIS ATTRIBUTES God's love cannot conflict or contradict His other attributes. Therefore, God's love is Incomprehensible, Self-existent, Self-sufficient, etc.

Puritan Hard Drive Sale http://bit.ly/ci3g2z PAUL WASHER (HeartCry Missionary Society) writes, 'In the history of extra-biblical study and research tools there has never before been a resource as useful as the Puritan Hard Drive. The Puritan Hard Drive is a tremendous blessing... the KnowledgeBase software on the Puritan Hard Drive provides an effective road map to access the material in ways that are easy-to-use, organized and highly productive. With the click of a button, you can easily do ten hours worth of research in just seconds! Having the Puritan Hard Drive is like owning the largest Puritan and Reformed Library in the world along with a full time research assistant with his Ph.D in Puritan Studies from Oxford or Cambridge. Imagine not only owning the largest Puritan and Reformed library, but having a full-time team of world-class research assistants at your beck and call. It is almost as if God is saying, 'Here is a tool that will lead you to more truth faster than ever before. Make the best possible use of it and bring much glory to My Name.' (2 Timothy 2:15, Ephesians 5:16).' *** Dr. Voddie Baucham (Voddie Baucham Ministries) writes, 'I want you to know that I have enjoyed my Puritan Hard Drive immensely. I simply could not have imagined such a resource before getting my hands on it! To have that much information from a consistent, biblical, orthodox, and gospel-centered point of view is simply astonishing.' *** 'I don't believe there has been a more valuable extra-biblical resource and tool than the Puritan Hard Drive.' - Dr. Matthew McMahon, A Puritan's Mind MANY MORE PURITAN HARD DRIVE USER REVIEWS http://bit.ly/c5MGjL

A new MP3 sermon from Still Waters Revival Books is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Eternal Security 15 of 15

Subtitle: A. W. Pink on Eternal Security

Speaker: A. W. Pink

Broadcaster: Still Waters Revival Books

Event: Audiobook

Date: 6/23/2005

Bible: Proverbs 4:23

Length: 22 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Still Waters Revival Books is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Eternal Security 14 of 15

Subtitle: A. W. Pink on Eternal Security

Speaker: A. W. Pink

Broadcaster: Still Waters Revival Books

Event: Audiobook

Date: 2/24/2004

Bible: Hebrews 10:38-39

Length: 46 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Still Waters Revival Books is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Eternal Security 13 of 15

Subtitle: A. W. Pink on Eternal Security

Speaker: A. W. Pink

Broadcaster: Still Waters Revival Books

Event: Audiobook

Date: 2/24/2004

Bible: 1 John 2:19

Length: 47 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Still Waters Revival Books is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Eternal Security 12 of 15

Subtitle: A. W. Pink on Eternal Security

Speaker: A. W. Pink

Broadcaster: Still Waters Revival Books

Event: Special Meeting

Date: 5/7/2001

Bible: Acts 15:9

Length: 46 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Still Waters Revival Books is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Eternal Security 11 of 15

Subtitle: A. W. Pink on Eternal Security

Speaker: A. W. Pink

Broadcaster: Still Waters Revival Books

Event: Special Meeting

Date: 5/7/2001

Bible: 2 Peter 1:10

Length: 46 min.