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in this age of the world. But because of the prevalence of disloyalty
and transgression, will those who have reverenced the law of God now
cherish less respect for it? Will they unite with the powers of earth to
make it void? The loyal will not be carried away by the current of evil.
They will not throw contempt on that which God has set apart as holy.
They will not follow Israel’s example of forgetfulness; they will call
to remembrance God’s dealings with His people in all ages, and will
walk in the way of His commandments.
The test comes to everyone. There are only two sides. On which
side are you?
The Shield of Omnipotence
God’s commandment-keeping people stand under the broad shield
of Omnipotence.
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in whom I trust.
For He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover thee with His pinions,
And under His wings shalt thou take refuge:
His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night,
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
For the pestilence that walketh in darkness,
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side,
And ten thousand at thy right hand;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold,
And see the reward of the wicked.
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