"Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely. and shall be quiet from fear of evil" ( Proverbs 1:33)

The Israelites provoked the Most High by their continued idolatry. He punished them by withholding both dew and rain, so that their land was visited by sore famine. But while He did this, He took care that His own chosen ones would be secure. If all other brooks are dry, yet there will be one reserved for Elijah. When that fails, God will still preserve for him a place of sustenance. The Lord had not simply one Elijah, but He had a remnant who were hidden by fifties in a cave.

Though the whole land was subject to famine, yet these fifties in the cave were fed from Ahab's table by faithful, God-fearing steward, Obadiah. Let us draw from this the inference that, come what may, God's people are safe. Let convulsions shake the solid earth, and let the skies themselves be rent in two. Yet amid the wreck of worlds the believer will be as secure as in the calmest hour of rest.

If God cannot save His people under heaven, He will save them in heaven. If the world becomes too hot to hold them, then heaven will be the place for their reception and their safety. Be confident when you hear of wars and rumors of wars. Let no agitation distress you, but be quiet from fear of evil. Whatever comes on the earth, you, beneath the broad wings of Jehovah, will be secure.

From C. H. Spurgeon "Morning by Morning"