Today's encouragement comes from a collation of 2 Samuel 8, vv. 6b & 14b, where we read this refrain:
"The LORD preserved David wherever he went. . . . And the LORD preserved David wherever he went."The Holy Spirit is certainly making a point here. David—the man subject to lots of dangers in his military exploits, and in his being the target of many scheming enemies—is preserved by the God who loved him so perfectly well. So it is with every faithful Christian churchman today: no matter how incred-ibly dangerous our life-path may be, our Heavenly Father protects us—as He is so good, tender, loving, gentle, and kind.
Let us never lose heart, if we belong to Christ. Our victory in Him is sure; and our safety is sealed by God Himself.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Our victory will be further realized as the new man immediately springs to action, and cheerfully fights against lust the moment it appears.” —John Owen, in, "The Mortification of Sin"]
