The Scriptures have many verses which speak about God being our refuge. Just read through the Book of Psalms once and you get the picture … refuge, strength, hiding place, rock, shield, stronghold, etc. Psalm 18 alone has quite a few of those references.
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my mountain where I seek refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” [Psalm 18:2 HCSB]
And there are others, Psalm 46, Psalm 91, Psalm 27, Psalm 31 to name a few.
But I admit that while running to God sounds easy enough, it’s not always. Not because God is not there but because in our contemporary culture, we are usually tempted to try all kinds of other things first. We rely on our own strength and abilities until our own strength and abilities fail us.
“I got this!” is our mantra, until it’s proven that we don’t “got this!” We absolutely need a refuge and nothing in us or this life will satisfy that need apart from God. So, we give God a try – when we should have turned to Him first.
It is an absolute necessity that we look outside ourselves for refuge amid our trials and find our rest in God’s Presence.
