Are you searching for safety today? Maybe you're looking for some shelter from the storms of life. God's Word tells us that we can find safety in Him. He wants us to run to Him in times of trouble. Let's not trust in our own strength or abilities, but let us put all our faith and trust in God, our strong tower. The following devotional, by Rev. Roger J. Andrus, talks about how we can find our path of safety.
The Path of Safety
The name stands for the person. The "it" of our text is really the LORD Himself. That is, He is our strong tower. "Safety is of the LORD" (Prov. 21:31). "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God" (Psa. 20:7)(ASV). To remember Him in time of need is to trust in Him. "The rich man's wealth is his strong city" (Prov. 18:11)(ASV). How foolish to trust in temporalitites!
"Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward" (Job 5:7). He is constantly in need. Some deny their need. Others trust in inadequate resources in time of trouble. But the righteous run to the LORD, Himself, and find Him a tower of strength, "a very present help in [every time of] trouble" (Psa. 46:1).
How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the foe,
I have fled to my Refuge and breathed out my woe;
How often, when trials like sea-billows roll,
Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou Rock of my soul.
--William O. Cushing
This is the path of safety:
from inward enemies of the treacherous old nature,
from outward enemies of deceit or attack.
But he who listens to me shall live in security, and shall enjoy peace without dread of evil (Prov. 1:33, lit.).
How foolish to fight the storm in our own strength when our Savior wishes to be our Protector and Preserver. "He is able."
This age of "struggle for security" is passing up its greatest source of safety, God, the Lord. Don't you do it too.
Singing His Praises,
Joey Culpepper