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Devotional: November 24th

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And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 1 Peter 3:13. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. Psalms 27:1-5.

David had only one prayer to the Lord (Psalms 27:4), only one desire, and that was that he might "dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple." But David had only an outward sanctuary, the temple which was "made with hands"; and yet he perceived the Lord so powerfully there that he feared nothing yet he found cover and protection against all his enemies, did not fear either wars or armies that might rise against him and devour him. "They shall stumble," he says, "and fall; for the Lord hides me in His pavilion; in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock, which they cannot scale." He sought, found and enjoyed in the outward sanctuary also the inner sanctuary, in the spirit, and this made him strong and blessed. What David accomplished and possessed, a Christian must much more accomplish and possess. Thou house of the Lord, thou tabernacle of the Lord art thou no longer to be found? True, the temple which David outwardly visited is long since destroyed; but the sanctuary of which it was a type the tabernacle of God among men of which it was a prophecy exists and will continue to exist as long as there are hearts to be found that seek God in spirit and in truth. You can find and visit the Lord Himself and not His tabernacle only. You can ever have Jesus with you and in you. "I am with you alway even unto the end of the world," is a word He has given you, and it is His custom to keep His word. Heaven and earth , shall pass away, but not His word; consequently, this word shall not pass away. If you can say with David, "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord (inwardly, in the Spirit with Him) all the days of my life, that He may constantly dwell in me, and I in Him, that nothing shall be able to separate us any more; I have laid hold of Him and will not let Him depart" you may be just as fearless as David. Then you are just as well covered, hidden and protected from all danger as he; then you stand upon a rock where no arm, no power, no disaster, and no storm can reach you.

Man may trouble and distress me,

’Twill but drive me to Thy breast;

Life with trials hard may press me.

Heaven will bring me sweeter rest.

Oh! ’tis not in grief to harm me,

While Thy love is left to me;

Oh! ’twere not in joy to charm me,

Were that joy unmixed with Thee.

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