Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms


The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting 
arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, 
"Destroy!"--Deuteronomy 33:27.


Surely, Bible-reading Christians should be the last persons on earth 
to give way to hysteria. They are redeemed from their past offenses, 
kept in their present circumstances by the power of an all-powerful 
God, and their future is safe in His hands. God has promised to 
support them in the flood, protect them in the fire, feed them in 
famine, shield them against their enemies, hide them in His safe
chambers until the indignation is past, and receive them at last into 
eternal tabernacles.

If we are called upon to suffer, we may be perfectly sure that we 
shall be rewarded for every pain and blessed for every tear.

Underneath will be the Everlasting Arms, and within will be the deep 
assurance that all is well with our souls. Nothing can separate us 
from the love of God--not death, nor life, nor height, nor depth, nor 
any other creature.

This is a big old world, and it is full of the habitations of 
darkness, but nowhere in its vast expanse is there one thing of which 
a real Christian need be afraid. Surely a
fear-ridden Christian has never examined his or her defenses.


"Lord, I'll go today in the power of these awesome promises. I'll 
rest in these strong assurances. I'll face this 'big old world' and 
its 'habitations of darkness' in complete peace as I trust You 
completely today. Amen."