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He shall preserve thy soul.” “He shall deliver thee from the snare of
the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with
His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy
shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor
for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in
darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand
shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not
come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the
reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my
refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall
thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.“Psalm 121:5-7;
91:3-10.
Yet to human sight it will appear that the people of God must soon
seal their testimony with their blood as did the martyrs before them.
They themselves begin to fear that the Lord has left them to fall by the
hand of their enemies. It is a time of fearful agony. Day and night they
cry unto God for deliverance. The wicked exult, and the jeering cry
is heard: “Where now is your faith? Why does not God deliver you
out of our hands if you are indeed His people?” But the waiting ones
remember Jesus dying upon Calvary’s cross and the chief priests and
rulers shouting in mockery: “He saved others; Himself He cannot save.
If He be the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and
we will believe Him.” Matthew 27:42. Like Jacob, all are wrestling with
God. Their countenances express their internal struggle. Paleness sits
upon every face. Yet they cease not their earnest intercession.
Could men see with heavenly vision, they would behold companies
of angels that excel in strength stationed about those who have kept the
word of Christ’s patience. With sympathizing tenderness, angels have
witnessed their distress and have heard their prayers. They are waiting
the word of their Commander to snatch them from their peril. But they
must wait yet a little longer. The people of God must drink

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