Friday, February 17, 2023

The Lord was there.....

Whereas the Lord was there. Ezekiel 35:10
 
"EDOM'S princes saw the whole country left desolate, and counted
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