And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17

And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17
And the Spirit & the bride say, come...Revelation 22:17 - May We One Day Bow Down In The DUST At HIS FEET ...... {click on blog TITLE at top to refresh page}---QUESTION: ...when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? LUKE 18:8

Monday, June 28, 2021

Lesson of Dan as the Hindmost

They shall go hindmost with their standards.
Numbers 2:31
 
"THE camp of Dan brought up the rear when the armies of Israel
were on the march. 
The Danites occupied the hindmost place, but what mattered the position, since they were as truly part of the host as were the foremost tribes; 
----they followed the same fiery cloudy pillar, 
----they ate of the same manna, 
----drank of the same spiritual rock, 
----and journeyed to the same inheritance. 
 
Come, my heart, cheer up, though last and least; it is thy privilege to be in the army, and to fare as they fare who lead the van. 
Some one must be hindmost in honor and esteem, some one must do menial work for Jesus, and why should not I

The Danites occupied a very useful place. 
Stragglers have to be picked up upon the march, and lost property has to be gathered from the field.  
Fiery spirits may dash forward over untrodden paths to learn fresh truth, and win more souls to Jesus; but some of a more conservative spirit may be well engaged in reminding the church of her ancient faith, and restoring her fainting sons. Every position has its duties, and the slowly moving children of God will find their peculiar state one in which they may be eminently a blessing to the whole host.

The rear guard is a place of danger. There are foes behind us as well as before us. Attacks may come from any quarter. We read that Amalek fell upon Israel, and slew some of the hindmost of them. The experienced Christian will find much work for his weapons in aiding those poor doubting, desponding, wavering, souls, who are hindmost in faith, knowledge, and joy. These must not be left unaided, and therefore be it the business of well-taught saints to bear their standards among the hindmost
 
My soul, do thou tenderly watch to help the hindmost this day."
 Charles Spurgeon