Gems from April 2, 2005
April 2
"The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." (Psalm 46:7,11)
Twice in this psalm, we get these remarkable words, "The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge" - a psalm too, for the sons of rebellious Korah. It is like the wonderful refrain, "For His mercy endureth for ever," occurring again and again in the Old Testament, and repeated 26 times in the 26 verses of Psalm 136 - a mercy that nothing can exhaust or break down, a mercy that endureth forever.
"The Lord of hosts"! What a comforting _expression! How it stills our hearts in the presence of all the power of the enemy! "The Lord of hosts," whose unlimited power and boundless resources make the victory certain. And if we can complete the sentence, however feeble and weak, we may well remain in perfect peace. The Lord of hosts is with us. Absolutely feeble, absolutely weak, it matters not. "The Lord of hosts is with us." That settles everything. (A.J.P.)
N.J. Hiebert # 2207
