WE have here a picture of a mountain in the western part of the United States. Perhaps some of our readers live near enough this mountain to see it from their homes.
It is a very beautiful sight, with the pretty lake and big trees in the foreground.
It looks as though one might have a good deal of trouble to get across to the other side of the mountain, it is so high and steep.
Psalm 125:2 Says,— “As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is, round about His people from henceforth even forever.”
The mountains that surrounded Jerusalem were a protection to the city and made the people feel more safe than if their city had been, like so many of our cities, in the midst of a big plain across which enemies could come without any trouble.
However, in spite of the mountains, enemies did find their way through, and destroyed Jerusalem.
But those whom the Lord is protecting can never be harmed.
In Dent. 33:27 we have these beautiful words, — “The eternal God is thy refuge. and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, —‘Destroy them.’”
There is one enemy who would like to keep away from the Lord, all those who do not yet know Him, and get away from Him all who do know Him.
This enemy is Satan.
But Jesus says,
Dear little reader, if You are one of Jesus’ lambs, Satan can never get you away from Him, for Jesus is stronger than Satan.
ML 09/25/1927