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"His camp is very great."
--Joel 2:11
Consider, my soul, the mightiness of the Lord who is thy
glory and defence. He is a man of war, Jehovah is His name. All
the forces of heaven are at His beck, legions wait at His
door, cherubim and seraphim;, watchers and holy ones,
principalities and powers, are all attentive to His will. If our
eyes were not blinded by the ophthalmia of the flesh, we should
see horses of fire and chariots of fire round about the Lord's
beloved. The powers of nature are all subject to the absolute
control of the Creator: stormy wind and tempest, lightning and
rain, and snow, and hail, and the soft dews and cheering
sunshine, come and go at His decree. The bands of Orion He
looseth, and bindeth the sweet influences of the Pleiades.
Earth, sea, and air, and the places under the earth, are the
barracks for Jehovah's great armies; space is His camping
ground, light is His banner, and flame is His sword. When He
goeth forth to war, famine ravages the land, pestilence smites
the nations, hurricane sweeps the sea, tornado shakes the
mountains, and earthquake makes the solid world to tremble. As
for animate creatures , they all own His dominion, and from the
great fish which swallowed the prophet, down to "all manner of
flies," which plagued the field of Zoan, all are His servants,
and like the palmer-worm, the caterpillar, and the cankerworm,
are squadrons of His great army, for His camp is very great. My
soul, see to it that thou be at peace with this mighty King,
yea, more, be sure to enlist under His banner, for to war
against Him is madness, and to serve Him is glory. Jesus,
Immanuel, God with us, is ready to receive recruits for the army
of the Lord: if I am not already enlisted let me go to Him ere I
sleep, and beg to be accepted through His merits; and if I be
already, as I hope I am, a soldier of the cross, let me be of
good courage; for the enemy is powerless compared with my Lord,
whose camp is very great.