3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. Assuredly no subtle plot will succeed against one who has the eyes of
God watching for his defense. We are foolish and weak as poor little birds, and
are very apt to be lured to our destruction by cunning foes, but if we dwell
near to God, he will see to it that the most skillfull deceiver will not entrap
us. And from the noisome pestilence. He who is a Spirit can protect us
from evil spirits; he who is mysterious can rescue us from mysterious dangers;
he who is immortal can redeem us from mortal sickness. There is a deadly
pestilence of error; we are safe from that if we dwell in communion with the
God of truth. There is a fatal pestilence of sin; we shall not be infected by
it if we abide with the thrice Holy One. There is also a pestilence of disease,
and even from that calamity our faith shall win immunity if it be of that high
order which abides in God, walks on in calm serenity, and ventures all things
for duty’s sake. It is not of all believers that the psalmist sings, but only
of those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High. Too many among us are
weak in faith, and in fact place more reliance in a phial or a globule than in
the Lord and giver of life, and if we die of pestilence as others die it is
because we acted like others. The great mercy is that in such a case our deaths
are blessed, and we are forever with the Lord. Pestilence to the saints will
not be noisome but the messenger of heaven.
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