Refuge

You are my refuge Ps:119:114

Refuge is the place you run to in times of trouble, in times of helplessness and hopelessness. In fact God is our refuge at all times. He is our fortress and our stronghold. He is a shield around us.

And if God is for us, who can be against us? No flames or arrows of the evil one would be able to touch us. They are just there to frighten us. But be of courage. Do not be afraid the one who is in us is more powerful than the one who is in the world.

Ps:84:3

Even the sparrow finds a home

And the swallow builds her nest and raises her young

At a place near your altar

O Lord of Heaven's Armies, my King and my God.

It is not in the home or the nest that the bird builds its trust on. But the fact that, it is in the sanctuary of the most high. It is near your altar. The Lord of Heaven's Armies, His presence is there.

Build your home, raise your children in the Almighty's presence. Make Him your refuge. He will stand by you. He will equip you. He will enable you. The Lord is with you - this is not a myth or something abstract. But a reality.

This is the source of hope we have. His word, His Son, Jesus Christ. The ever present help in times of trouble. Do not doubt. Do not be in anguish. Do not be afraid. Do not fret.

He is my refuge

He is my fortress

He is my shelter

He is the tower to which I run to

He is my citadel

He is my protection

He is my shield.

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