“Consider, my soul, the mightiness of the Lord who is thy glory and defence.”

“Jesus 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 our flesh, we would see horses and chariots of fire all around the Lord’s children.

The powers of nature are all subject to the absolute control of the Creator: stormy wind and tempest, lightning and rain, snow and hail; even the soft dews and cheering sunshine come and go at His decree. Orion and Pleiades are under His influence. Earth, sea, and air, and the places under the earth are barracks for Jehovah’s great armies; space is His camping ground, light is His banner, and flame is His sword.

When He goes forth to war, famine ravages the land, pestilence smites the nations, hurricanes sweep the sea, tornadoes shake the mountains, and the earthquake makes the solid world to tremble.

Animate creatures, from the great fish which swallowed the prophet down to ‘all manner of flies’ which plagued the Egyptians, are all squadrons in His army, for His camp is very great.

My soul, see to it that you are at peace with this mighty King, for to war against Him is madness, and to serve Him is glory. Be of good courage, for the enemy is powerless compared with my Lord, whose camp is very great.”