Whereas the Lord was there. Ezekiel 35:10
upon its easy conquest; but there was one great difficulty in their way—quite unknown to them—"The Lord was there"; and in His presence lay the special security of the chosen land.
Whatever may be the machinations and
devices of the enemies of God's people, there is still the same
effectual barrier to thwart their design.
The saints are God's heritage, and He is in the midst of them, and will protect His own.
What comfort
this assurance yields us
in our troubles and spiritual conflicts!
We are
constantly opposed,
and yet perpetually preserved!
How often Satan
shoots his arrows against our faith, but our faith defies the
power of hell's fiery darts; they are not only turned aside, but they
are quenched upon its shield, for "the Lord is there."
A saint never yet had a virtue or a
grace which was not the target for hellish bullets: whether it was hope
bright and sparkling, or love warm and fervent, or zeal flaming like coals of fire, the old enemy of
everything that is good has tried to destroy it.
The only reason why
anything virtuous or lovely survives in us is this, "the Lord is there.".....our feet shall stand
upon the Rock of Ages when time is passing away."
Charles Spurgeon