JANUARY 9
Psalm 7:1, “O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge.”
Some of us are old enough to remember the 1970s song “Up on the Roof.” The song speaks of climbing up on the roof to find refuge away from troublesome people and the cares of the world. But there is a far better place of refuge to be found.
The source of the psalmists’ troubles was evil doers who sought to do him harm. He likened them to a lion who would work to tear his soul apart, rending it to pieces. Have you ever felt like that? The prophet Daniel was once cast into a den of lions. Apart from God’s intervention, the lions would have had him for lunch. But it was wicked men who put him there that were the greater threat.
It is in the God who is powerful to deliver that we can find true security. He knows all and judges rightly. We can trust Him to deal with the wicked in His own way and in His own time. It is up to us then to pursue God even as other people or troublesome circumstances pursue us. “When this old world starts getting me down, and people are too much for me to face,” I find my refuge in the Lord, and leave all my cares with Him.
There is no better refuge to be found than in the One who is powerful to save.
Application questions: Have you ever felt oppressed or threatened by others? What was your response? Practically speaking, what does it mean to take refuge in the Lord? Is there some situation even now which you need to entrust to the Lord?
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