"What shall one answer the messengers of the nation?
" It is the business of the Lord's people to give to every man that asks of him a reason for the hope he has; and when the messengers of the nation come questioning, it is not the province of the child of God to enter with them into a discussion of the affairs of the nations, or to laud any man or men; but this is to be the burden of his answer: "That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of His people shall trust in it." Always is the stability of the kingdom of God to be kept before the people of this world—always the fact that the blessings of God are as free to the poor as to the well-to-do or the rich. They are to know that in the midst of all the strife, turmoil, uncertainty, and dangers existing in the nations there is still something in which men can trust with absolute surety. Even the poor can trust in Zion, and that trust will never be betrayed. It is good to know that there is something in which we can trust. It is good to know that we have an answer we can give in such a time as this when perplexities are seizing upon the people of the nations. God's promises are facts; and He has promised safety and salvation to those who trust His Word. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him will I trust."