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Dec 3

December 3
Peace Whatever Exposure
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 hound to watch rather than 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.