RUN!!!

 

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust." Psalm 91:1

In this Psalm, David was in the middle of the wilderness running for his life from King Saul. The Bible reveals that he was hiding and running for several years. He was an isolated, politcal fugitive who could get nowhere near the santuary where the Ark of the Covenant was kept.

Even though David couldn't get to the Ark, he discovered that there was a secret sanctuary, refuge, and fortress in which he could dwell on a daily basis.

Bob Sorge writes about this secret place, saying, "Here [David] could vent his anxious thoughts; here he could be renewed in God's love as he gazed on His beauty; here he could be quieted by the assurances of His heavenly Father's protection; here he was healed from the wounds of man's rejection; here he regained strength for the journey; here he was safe."

I've got good news for you: There is a place of refuge from the storms of life.

But it's not church. And it's not your small group. And it's not your T.V. And it's not your favorite novel. And it's not the gym. And it's not and it's not and it's not...

The ONLY place of refuge for our lives is the secret place of prayer and intimacy with God. None of the things I just listed are bad things, but without a commitment to the secret place, those things will only be distractions that never truly satisfy.

Are the storms of life bearing down upon you? Run to the Lord! A refuge is something you must flee to, it is not something that magically appears around you. You must seek it out and take shelter in its safe harbor. 

God longs to be your refuge and fortress. Today, won't you choose to run into His arms?

Grace and Peace,

JP Hennessy, youth director