In Search of Security

The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.
Psalm 9: 9-10 NLT

Humans require 5 basic needs to survive: air, water, food, shelter, and sleep/rest.  In the Hebrew language, according to the Encyclopedia of the Bible, the idea of security permeates all uses of refuge in the Bible. Security as a shelter from outside elements or from danger. A shelter for the righteous. A refuge to run to. The secret place of the most high (where we find rest). 

In our Promise for Today, it means tower as in an inaccessible height. Inaccessible to the enemy. A safe harbor. Isaiah 33:15-16 NLT reads, Those who are honest and fair, who refuse to profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong - In other words, those who live righteously before the Lord - these are the ones who will dwell on high. The rocks of the mountains will be their fortress. Food will be supplied to them, and they will have water in abundance.

You probably recognize Matthew 7:7 NLT, Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  If we seek Him, search Him out, we will find Him, and He will open the door and let us in.

In Jeremiah 29:13, God promised to those captive in Babylon, You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. It's not a question of whether or not we need Him, we do. But will we do what is required of us to actually find Him? 

Prayer:

Father,

            Thank You for supplying all our needs - beginning with our most basic needs. You are the Ruach - Breath of Heaven, the Water of Life. You invited us to eat of Your body broken for us. Your Name is our strong tower - the righteous run into it and we are safe. You have provided our Haven of Rest and You give sleep to Your beloved. How marvelous it is to be loved by You! Help us to recognize and always be grateful for ALL You have done, are doing and will do for us through Christ our Saviour. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen

Through the Bible in a Year

Reading for January 9th  

Genesis 20:1 - 22:24

Matthew 7:15-29

Psalm 9:1-12

Proverbs 2:16-22