The Psalms have so many references to God as the refuge for those who belong to Him:

Psalm 46:1-3: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Since God is our refuge, we do not need to fear or allow anything in this world to trouble us. “Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah”. Selah is a pause to give us time to consider and reflect. 

Psalm 62:8: “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah” God is trustworthy. We can tell Him all our troubles. He is not surprised by them, as He already knows them. He simply wants us to seek Him for help, and to find refuge in Him.

This is how the online dictionary defines Biblical refuge: “In a Biblical context, “refuge” refers to a place or person offering protection, safety, and shelter from danger or anxiety, with the most profound meaning being God as a refuge for His people, requiring trust and dependency on Him rather than worldly sources of safety. The Hebrew word machaseh (Strong’s H4268), commonly translated as “refuge,” signifies a shelter and a place of trust rooted in the verb chasah (Strong’s H2620), which means “to flee for protection” and “to seek refuge”. “ 

Do you need protection, safety, and shelter from some person or event in your life? Do you struggle with anxiety? How might seeing and believing in God as your refuge help you put fear to rest and cause your anxiety to flee?

Is Jesus your Lord and Savior? If yes, then you have access to Him to be your refuge. If not, then you can confess Jesus as Lord and Savior. This opens up God’s promises of being your refuge.

Psalm 18:30: “This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.” I love the picture of God being a shield for all who take refuge in Him. God’s shield will give us protection. The shield a soldier carried would have provided the readers of that era with a vivid picture of protection. We need to understand that God is our true shield.

 But God may allow some darts of the enemy to get past His shield. When He does this, it is only because He allows them, and He has a good plan for us in the midst of the troubles. However, as Psalm 18:30 states, His way is perfect! Only what God intends to benefit can ever touch our lives, when we belong to Him.

Psalm 91:6: “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Where should we dwell? In God Most High’s shelter! 

Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines dwell as: “To abide as a permanent resident, or to inhabit for a time; to live in a place; to have a habitation for some time or permanence.”

Do you permanently abide in Christ as your Lord and Savior, or do you turn elsewhere? We can cry out to Jesus to ask Him to help us as we abide in Him. 

If Jesus is your refuge, whom might you share this truth with so that they can also find safety, security, and rest in Jesus?

Please contact me at: ButGodCares@gmail.com if you would like to talk about a living relationship with the Lord.

Living for Jesus, Donna

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