Christian Safety

But whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Proverbs 29:25
God is the chief, yea, the all and only good to the godly; he is all in all to them; he is all their good, and their only defense from evil. He is called in Scripture by the names of all those things from which we either receive good, or are defended from evil: he is frequently called the father, the guide, the friend, the savior, the redeemer, the light, the life, the portion and inheritance, the shield and buckler, the strong tower and hiding place, of those that are his.

And who are those that are his, but those that trust in him? There wants nothing to make a man one of His, but his being willing. It is said in our text that those that trust in God are safe, and it is said in the next chapter, at the fifth verse, to the same purpose: he is a shield to them that put their trust in him; and, in many other places to the same purpose, he is called their refuge in time of trouble, a strong rock, and a wall of fire round about them that fear him.

Preached by Jonathan Edwards: Summer 1721-Summer 1722