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`The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil
and the good' (Prov. 15:3).
However watchful and wakeful a human sentinel may be, his
eyes cannot possibly be `in every place'. No such limitations,
however, are to be found in the Lord as our great Refuge. He
will ever be `a very present help in trouble', for He is `ever
present'. `Whither shall I flee from Thy presence?' asked the
Psalmist, and we know the answer. `Whether he ascend to
heaven, or descend to hell, there will He still be found'.
Moreover, the most watchful and vigilant of human guards is
baffled by the fall of darkness, but this is not so with the Lord,
for we read in Psalm 139: `The darkness and the light are both
alike to Thee' (Psa. 139:12).
Here, then, is ground for assurance, quiet confidence and
peace. Our Refuge is God Himself, and this being so, it must
necessarily partake of His glorious attributes. He is eternal, He
is almighty, He is ever-present, and we therefore have His
encompassing protection by night and by day, in darkness and in
light, unceasing, unwearied, and unfailing.
4.
`The God of Jacob is our refuge' (Psa. 46:7,11).
We have learned from the Scriptures that :
(1)
`The eternal God is our refuge';
(2)
`God is our refuge and strength', and we now add
(3)
`The God of Jacob is our refuge'.