2 Cor. 4:6, 7 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power [...]

2 Cor. 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
What an important thing to remember: preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ – not the good news about me. The message our lives should show is about Him, not ourselves. When we do that, we [...]

So why would God be willing to save anybody? It is certainly not for anything we can do now or in the future. God saves people because He loves them and does not want to see any perish. God saves people for His own glory.
Psa 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, [...]

2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
What is the ministry that Paul is writing about? Reading through 2 Corinthians chapter 3, we see that we have a ministry of showing Jesus Christ in our lives and telling others about Jesus Christ. God has [...]

Psalm 116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
We see here three descriptions of the Lord: gracious, righteous, and merciful. God must be righteous before He can be gracious or merciful. Because God is holy, He has to be righteous. Psalm 99:9 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship [...]

Psalm 116:2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
Psalm 116:9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
Nathanael Hardy wrote: If you cast your eyes on Psalm 116:1, you find a profession of love – “I love the [...]

God hears the voice of the believer. This psalm points that it IS okay to prayer out loud. Sing your praises and prayer and petitions to God! God does hear His children. Go back to Psalm 115 for a moment.
Psalm 115:2-8 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? (3) But [...]

Psalm 116:1-19 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. (2) Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. (3) The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me: [...]

Notes by Charles Spurgeon:
Psalm 80:3  Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
“Turn us again, O God.” It is not so much said, “turn our captivity” but turn “us.” All will come right if we are right. The best turn is not that of circumstances but of [...]

1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
What wonderful love God has for the world. Despite the world’s hatred toward Him, the Almighty God still provided for the salvation [...]