Church, Enemies a Blessing to the – Charles Spurgeon

W E h a v e l o o k e d u p o n o u r a d v e r s a r i e s, t h o u g h t h e y s e e m e d l i k e s t o r m y pet rel s, a s bei n g t he i n dex o f a f a v o r a b le wind t o t he g ood b a r q ue of C h r i s t’s c h u r c h . Persecution seems to be the w a ve that, when it leaps u p arou n d her, speeds her course. Let the mou ntai ns be removed, an d cast into the midst of the sea; but after long experience of Jehovah’s faith fulness towards his peop le, we are confident that his church shall not be moved: in quietude shall she possess her soul.