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Kaulbach’s picture of the Destruction of Jerusalem shows in most vivid delineation the awful work of devastation going on – carnage and conflagration; then off in the distance we see a little company of Christians quietly and peacefully moving away. The children play along the roadside, and the beasts nip the grass as they leisurely move on. Overhead are seen shadowy forms of guardian angels watching unseen over these pilgrims.
The picture is true in its representation. In the times of greatest peril those who are Christ’s are cared for by him, and are secure as if they sat in sweet home shelters. There is only one thing for us to do – to be simply faithful in the midst of dangers and trials. We must ever do our duty. We must quietly endure whatever suffering or loss may come to us, doing what our Master bids, and leaving in his hands the whole matter of our protection and security. No harm can come to the least of the little ones who believe in Christ, and are faithful and true to him. At the centre of the wild cyclone, which bears devastation and ruin in its awful sweep, there is a spot which is so quiet that a leaf is scarcely stirred, where a little child might sleep undisturbed. So in the heart of this world’s most terrific storms and convulsions there is a place of perfect security. It is the place of duty and trust. “Thou wilt keep him in the perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.”