“I will make them a covenant
of peace, and will cause the
evil
beasts to cease out of the land:
and they shall dwell safely in
the
wilderness, and sleep in the
woods” Ezekiel 34:25
PEACE WHATEVER EXPOSURE
It is the height of grace that
Jehovah should be in covenant
with man, a feeble, sinful and
dying creature. Yet the Lord has
solemnly entered into a faithful
compact with us, and from that
covenant He will never turn
aside.
In virtue of this covenant we
are safe. As lions and wolves
are driven off by shepherds, so
shall all noxious influences be
chased away. The Lord will give
us rest from disturbers and
destroyers; the evil beasts
shall cease out of the land. O
Lord, make this thy promise good
even now!
The Lord’s people are to enjoy
security in places of the
greatest exposure: wildernesses
and woods are to be as pastures
and folds to the flock of
Christ. If the Lord does not
change the place for the better,
He will make us the better in
the place.
The wilderness is not a place
to dwell in, but the Lord can
make it so; in the woods one
feels bound to watch rather than
to sleep, and yet the Lord
giveth His beloved sleep even
there. Nothing
without or within should cause
any fear to the child of God. By
faith the wilderness can become
the suburbs of Heaven, and the
woods the vestibule of glory.
"Lord Dictated Them"
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