“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.” Our
good works are the subjects of Satan’s attacks. 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 patience
all-enduring, 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.”

If the Lord be with us through life, we need not fear for our dying
confidence; for when we come to die, we shall find that “the Lord is
there”; where the billows are most tempestuous, and the water is most
chill, we shall feel the bottom, and know that it is good: our feet
shall stand upon the Rock of Ages when time is passing away. Beloved,
from the first of a Christian’s life to the last, the only reason why
he does not perish is because “the Lord is there.” When the God of
everlasting love shall change and leave his elect to perish, then may
the Church of God be destroyed; but not till then, because it is
written, JEHOVAH SHAMMAH, “The Lord is there.”

On this day...

• Exodus 23 - 2024
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• But the wrath of God is the wrath of love, which is not out to destroy but, even in anger, is out to save those whom it loves - 2014
• The terrible thing about sin is that it makes people fugitives from God - 2014
• Genesis 31:53 - 2011
• Genesis 31.42 - 2011
• 2 Peter 3:18 - 2009
• Mark 10:21 - 2009
• Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything - 2008