Peace Whatever Exposure

Peace Whatever Exposure, December 3
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"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

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: wilderness 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.

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We can feel the safest when we're with God in the place He longs for us to be. I once heard a missionaries wife say "my husband will not be released from jail one minute earlier than he should be and not one minute longer than God plans". I've also heard a pastor say we are safest when we're in the will of the Lord, doing as He has called. What a wonderful thing, to know we can take refuge wherever God places us, because if we are in His will doing as He called, we will be okay. This is not to be confused with uncomfortable situations or what have you, or even hard times, but if we're doing as God commanded, we are safe with Him! Grace&Peace.