A separated people

 "Behold, a people who dwells alone, And will not be reckoned among the nations." - Numbers 23:9

Not only is the Old Testament people of God a separated people, but also the New Testament Church is separated and will not be reckoned among heathen nations. God's people is set apart by God because it is His property bought at a great price. The children of God are different from the children of the world in every way. They live on earth apart from the sons of the world, for their heart is in their eternal home; here they are sojourners and pilgrims.

Spurgeon wrote: "Our place is not in their Vanity Fair, nor in their City of Destruction, but in the narrow way where all true pilgrims must follow their Lord."

We do not share in their sins, therefore we will not receive their plagues.

From my diary,

March 14,   2024