The safest place in the whole wide world is in the will of God. The only place of safety in this world is the one in which we are sure to meet God, and be under the shadow of his wing. The Bible speaks of a great fortress which the righteous run to and is safe, a strong tower, a place of refuge for the children of God. Tamar may disguise herself, and walk a different path, so that Judah may not know her; Isaac, half blind, might bless Jacob and pass over Esau; Joseph may forget or be forgotten by his brothers; Solomon might doubt to which mother the child rightfully belongs; and Christ may come to his own, and not be received: but the Lord knows them which are His, and his eye is always on them. Time, place, speech, or the way we dress cannot obscure his vision or dull his hearing. He can discern Daniel in the den; Jonah lodged in the belly of the fish, Peter in prison, Lazarus wrapped in rags, or Abel rolled in Blood, He can call them by name, and send his angels to comfort them, for God knows those that are His, and are known of His. Ignorance and forgetfulness may cause love and knowledge to leave his creation, but the Lord is not subject to either, for His eye is on the Sparrow, so I know he watches over me.
Many talk about trusting God when indeed they know nothing of real faith. You can see who the real believers are in the time of a storm. The true believer is calm and quiet in his God, and he takes refuge in His strong tower while the mere pretender is at wit's end. Our Text seems to hint this point. Everybody can find a bird's nest in the winter when the trees are bare, but the green leaves hide them; but believers are put on displayed by adversity. The true believer shines in times of tribulation, for His trust lies within the Lord. One thing, however, should never be forgotten: whether we know believers or not, God knows them. He does not include one hypocrite in the number, nor exclude one sincere believer, not even though he may be of little faith. Ask yourself, "does he know me as one of those who trust in him ?
The Lord knows them that are His, and they know him as their stronghold. It might sometimes rain on a true believers life, but it never rain in his life, for his faith is in the hand of the man who stills the water. God is my stronghold.
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