1. Let God arise. In some such words Moses
spoke when the cloud moved onward, and the ark was carried forward. The ark
would have been a poor leader if the Lord had not been present with the symbol.
Before we move, we should always desire to see the Lord lead the way. The words
suppose the Lord to have been passive for a while, suffering his enemies to
rage, but restraining his power. Israel beseeches him to arise, as
elsewhere to “awake,” “gird on his sword,” and
other similar expressions. We also may thus cry to the Lord. Let his enemies be scattered. He has but to arise, and they flee. Sin, death, and hell know
the terror of his arm; their ranks are broken at his approach. Our enemies are his
enemies, and in this is our confidence of victory. Let them also that hate him flea before him. Hatred of God is impotent. Long before the army of Israel
can come into the fray, the haters of God will flee before him who is the
champion of his chosen. How fitting a prayer is this for the commencement of a
revival! How it suggests the true mode of conducting one: the Lord leads the
way, his people follow, the enemies flee.
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