Daniel Defoe was born 1660, died 1731,he is remembered as the author of ,'Robinson Crusoe', he was a wealthy person,one of his activities was being a spy. He lived in London,and lived during the great plague in1665,when this happened there was absolute panic,with hoards of people fleeing London. Daniel was faced with a dilemma, he had servants to consider and all his business interest.His brother with his family were leaving the city,but Daniel remained uncertain. There were many gullible people being taken advantage of by an army of astrologers,charlatans and quack doctors offering false promises of hope,Daniel was a Christian and prayed the following prayer, 'Well ,I know not what to do; Lord, direct me', He had his Bible with him,and he kept turning over the pages, he stopped at Psalm 91,and began reading it ,here is just one of the verses he read .'v3,'Surely He will deliver you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence'. On the bases of what he read he decided to stay,even though his brother was not sure, but as God promised, Daniel lived though that great plague.( I would encourage you to read that Psalm)
'When God gives us assurance through His
word ,He will keep it,rest assured of that.
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