Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)

June 12, 2011

                                                                       Dwelling Safely Apart

Then Israel shall dwell in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew.

                                                                      ~ Deuteronomy 33:28

  "The more we dwell alone, the safer shall we be. God would have His people separate from sinners. A worldly Christian is spiritually diseased. Those who compromise with Christ's enemies may be reckoned with them.
  Our safety lies not in making terms with the enemy, but in dwelling alone with our Best Friend. If we do this, we shall dwell in safety, despite the sarcasms and the sneers of the world. We shall be safe from its influences, unbelief, pride, vanity, and filthiness.

  The Lord brought Abram from Ur of the Chaldees, but he stopped halfway. Therefore, Abram had no blessing till, having set out to go to the land of Canaan, to the land of Canaan he came. He was safe alone even in the midst of foes. Lot was not safe in Sodom though in a circle of friends. Our safety is in dwelling apart with God."
(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)