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confident assurance of .victory and peace, because our feet are on the rock of that Word which endureth for ever. Let its. see to it that neither men nor. devils rob ;us of our faith either in the-Bp^k or in'Him whose Word it is. W t A pril 20. “I will bring the blind by d way that they know not.”—Isa. 42:16. WHAT can be more hopeless than the condition of a Blind man set to tread an unknown path? How impossible for him either to guard against danger or to find his way. But what a difference it makes if he is accompanied and guided by a friend. Such a friend has the LORD of Hosts promised to be to those who trust Him. And truly we need alike His protection and His guidance. How often are we like blind men, ^surrounded by impenetrable gloom and walking along life’s pathway we know not whither. Blessed is the man who, groping in such Egyptian darkness, stands still and stretches,out his hand that it may be clasped in the Divine fingersHhappy is he who, in 'the midst of the perplexities that he cannot disentangle, is willing to yield himself without question to the leading of the Heavenly Guide. To realize our blindness and our helplessness is the first step, in such safety and blessednessto take God at His word is the second. Alas! for those who tru st.in.their own wisdomplwho say “We see,” when in truth they are as blind ..as Bartimseus ; or who, knowing'their own incompetence, are fearful1or unwilling as regards accepting Divine Aid. Truly they shall be “shared in holes” and “hid in prison houses” ; they shall be “for a .prey” and “for a spoil.” Let us offer the blind man’s prayer: ;"-;t‘‘Guide nie, O, Thou great JEHOVAH” ; be “my light and my salvation,” ?*all the Journey through.’’ ' THIS is ho hasty “snack” before the battle; the fable is pre pared while David waits, Nor is the banquet to be snatched in tremulous haste; there is to be ample time for the decencies of life—“thou anointest my head.” It,is no scanty and insufficient meal ; “my cup runneth over.” Moreover it is not arranged while the foe is yet afar; “thou prepares! ... . . in the presence of my enemies”—they are already there. What then are they doing while the meal is being served ? How is it that they do not rush to the assault, and slay the feasting king while his helmet is off his head and his hands are busy with the platter and the cup ? They do not because they cannot : between them and their prey is the Divine presence, circling David as with a wall of invisible steel. When the Lord prepares a feast for His darlings (*) all the hosts of hell, be they men or devils—or both combined— must needs be quiet, impotent to harm, powerless to attack. No more vivid picture pf the Lord’s leisurely and yet all-powerful protection is to be found in the Holy Book than this. “When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?” When He ordain- eth peace, what need have we to fear the onslaught even of our strongest enemy? Beside all which, thé feast is at onçe the promise and the sustenance of victory. David did not rise from the Divinely appointed table and meet the impatient foes to be overcome of them; nor shall we. (*) “David” signifies "darling.” A pril 21. “Thou prepdrest a table before me.”£spPsa. 23:5. .
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