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“But if
thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an
enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.”—Exodus
23:22
THE
Lord Christ in the midst of His people is to be acknowledged and obeyed. He is
the vice regent of God and speaks in the Father’s name, and it is ours
implicitly and immediately to do as He commands. We shall lose the promise if
we disregard the precept.
To
full obedience how large the blessing! The Lord enters into a league with His
people, offensive and defensive. He will bless those who bless us, and curse
those who curse us. God will go heart and soul with His people and enter in
deepest sympathy into their position. What a protection this affords us! We
need not concern ourselves about our adversaries when we are assured that they
have become the adversaries of God. If Jehovah has taken up our quarrel, we may
leave those foes in His hands.
So
far as our own interest is concerned, we have no enemies; but for the cause of
truth and righteousness, we take up arms and go forth to conflict. In this
sacred war, we are allied with the eternal God; and if we carefully obey the
law of our Lord Jesus, He is engaged to put forth all His power on our behalf.
Wherefore we fear no man.
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taken from Charles Spurgeon’s “Faith’s Checkbook”
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