Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Faith's Check Book, Daily
Entry
C. H. Spurgeon
Dwelling Safely Apart
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the
fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall
drop down dew, (Deuteronomy 33:28)
The more
we dwell alone, the more safe shall we be. God would have His people separate
from sinners, His call to them is, "Come ye out from among them."...A
worldly Christian is spiritually diseased. Those who compromise with Christ's
enemies may be reckoned with them.
Our
safety lies, not in making terms with the enemy, but in dwelling alone with our
Best Friend. If we do this, we shall dwell in safety despite the sarcasms, the
slanders, and the sneers of the world. We shall be safe from the baleful
influence of its unbelief, its pride, its vanity, its filthiness.
God also
will make us dwell in safety alone in that day when sin shall be visited on the
nations by wars and famines. The Lord brought Abram from Ur of the Chaldees,
but Abram stopped halfway. He had no blessing till, having set out to go to the
land of Canaan, to the land of Canaan he came, He was safe alone even in the
midst of foes. Lot was not safe in Sodom though in a circle of friends. Our
safety is in dwelling apart with God.
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