When you read verses like Psalm 32:7 where David says, “You are my hiding place,” what comes to mind for you? How can God be a place of refuge? David says, “You hide them in the shelter of your presence.. you shelter them in your presence…” (Ps 31:20) How is God’s presence a shelter? And how do we get there?
I love how David describes this place. Psalm 61:2-3 He describes a towering rock of safety. Like a plateau that stands high above your enemies. A refuge, a fortress, where your enemies cannot reach you.
In Psalm 31:5 David describes how he finds himself in the fortress.
He says, “I entrust my spirit into your hand.” Then he calls upon God’s faithfulness to rescue him and keep him there. Psalm 31:8 he says, “You have not handed me over to my enemies, but have set me in a safe place.” (Ps 31:20) “You hide me in the shelter of your presence… you shelter me in your presence, far from accusing tongues.”
This is a place the David goes in his mind! It’s a place David goes to often. Psalm 18:1-3 I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. (NLT)
I pray today that my readers will find you to be their refuge, the high tower they can go to to find rest and peace from whatever they are facing today. I pray they will find you to be their rock! That the truth of how much you love them (John 17:21-23)) , and your desire to use their lives will inspire them to keep pressing on, empowered by your love (2 Cor 5:14)
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