Oct 10

Take Refuge in Him

"Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge."  Psalm 16:1

God is the one we should run to when we are in danger or struggling with anything in life. With Him we are safe and secure. So often in life we seek solace elsewhere. When will we learn that it is to Him we must run? David learned this lesson; that is why he is called a man after God's own heart. David was meek and teachable. David had a close relationship with God. He knew where to turn when he was in trouble. When he wandered away from God, he made bad choices. Just look at the mess he made of his life with Bathsheba and Uriah. He had allowed sin to come between him and his God. But just one word from the prophet and his repentance was instantaneous. There were no excuses, no justifying his actions, just repentance and a drawing close to God once again. David learned through his experiences that it was important to stay close to God. There is sweet solace and comfort in living close to God. It keeps us from doing things our own way, it keeps us in communion with our Father and it keeps us safe. When we find ourselves in trouble, we should instantly run with all our might to God, but better yet we should make our abode with Him. If we abide with God and take our refuge in Him, we dwell in a safe place. When we stay in communion with our Father, there will be no need to run to Him, we will be there with Him already. When hard experiences come into our life, we will have a safe place to fall; into the arms of a Father who loves us intensely. Let us take our refuge in God. Let us live in a safe place and dwell with the Father who loves us. 

Father, we ask for forgiveness for wandering from you. We are thankful that we can run to you when we are in trouble, but Father we long to dwell with you, to make you our refuge, our safe place. We desire to live in your presence so that nothing that comes into our lives will throw us for a loop. We will have the assurance from you that all is well, for we will be living in your house forevermore. Amen