flight to some higher ground above the reach of the innundation, on some
sheltered rock out of the flashing of the rain and the force of the
tempest. He who is built upon the true foundation knows that his house
is above the water-level, and he does not need to be in a hurry. He can
remain quietly there till the flood subsides, knowing that it will not
rise high enough to drown or even disturb him. When all the other
buildings are gone, his stands. And he that thus dwells on high may look
out over the wild flood, washing and weltering to the horizon, and feel
that he is safe. So shall he not have to make haste, but may wait calm
and quiet, knowing that all is well.

Dear friends, there is only one refuge for any of us--only one from the
little annoyances and from the great ones; from to-day's petty troubles,
and from the day of judgment; from the slight stings, if I may so say,
of little sorrows, cares, burdens, and from the poisoned dart of the
great serpent. There is only one refuge for any of us, to build upon
Jesus Christ, as we can do by simple faith.

And oh! remember, He must either be the foundation on which we build, or
the stone of stumbling against which we stumble, and which one day will
fall upon us and grind us to powder. Do you make your choice; and when
God says, as He says to each of us: 'Behold! I lay in Zion a
foundation,' do you say, 'And, Lord, I build upon the foundation which
Thou hast laid.'




GOD'S STRANGE WORK