GOD has implanted in His creatures the feeling of fear in connection with danger. If men, or women, little boys, or little girls, see danger approaching they fear it, and will seek to avoid it. And the same is true of the lower creatures, such as horses and cattle. The rabbit is especially a timid little creature, and it will flee, or hide, the moment it sees danger near.
In this world of sin and evil, the different kinds of creatures have their enemies, which prey upon them, or destroy them; and so they need to be on the watch against these.
Rabbits burrow in the ground, so as to have a place where dogs cannot reach them. Scripture tells us
“The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and the rocks for the conies.” Psa. 104:1818The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. (Psalm 104:18). The coney is a creature very much like the rabbit, feeble and timid, but they make “Their houses in the rock.” Prow. 30:26.
We have a greater enemy than any of these little creatures have, and we need a place of safety, where we can be secure from danger. Our enemy is the devil, but in Christ Jesus we have a place of refuge.
We are sinners too, and there is a day of storm and tempest coming for every sinner who is not sheltered in Christ. O! how terrible it would be to be overtaken in that storm.
Let me ask you, dear children, have you fled to Jesus for refuge? If you have not, will you not take warning now, and be as wise as the little coney, or the rabbit? Flee at once from the coming danger. Flee to Jesus Christ, and He will shelter you from all danger.
“THE LORD IS MY ROCK, AND MY FORTRESS, AND MY DELIVERER: IN HIM WILL I TRUST.” 2 Sam. 22:2, 32And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. (2 Samuel 22:2‑3).
ML 11/12/1933