Think of a place you’re most comfortable in – past or present. Maybe it’s a relative’s home, a best friend’s bedroom, a favorite teacher’s classroom, a sunny beach. For me, reminiscing about my childhood home makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. The harmony created within these walls was a solid rock throughout my ever-changing life.  

The comfort, lessons and security I experienced growing up in this home, and what you may feel in your favorite space, is precisely the refuge God provides to us, all day and every day.

“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress,

    my God, in whom I trust.’

Surely he will save you

    from the fowler’s snare

    and from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you with his feathers,

    and under his wings you will find refuge;

    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

You will not fear the terror of night,

    nor the arrow that flies by day,

nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

    nor the plague that destroys at midday.

A thousand may fall at your side,

    ten thousand at your right hand,

    but it will not come near you.

You will only observe with your eyes

    and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you say, ‘The Lord is my refuge,’

    and you make the Most High your dwelling,

no harm will overtake you,

    no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you

    to guard you in all your ways;

they will lift you up in their hands,

    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread on the lion and the cobra;

    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

 ‘Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him;

    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

He will call on me, and I will answer him;

    I will be with him in trouble,

    I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life I will satisfy him

    and show him my salvation.’”

(Psalm 91 NIV)

Although my childhood home is now occupied by another family, the memories will always be with me just as God’s presence is always with us. God is our permanent safe haven. In His presence, we will experience joy like never before, love like never before, protection like never before, confidence like never before. In turn, we will live like never before. 

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. “(Proverbs 18:10 NKJV)

 

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