A Strong Tower

Proverb 18:10

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

The attacks of the enemy often happen unexpectedly. Towers were built in ancient times for many reasons, but most often they were a place to stage off attacks by invaders. It was a place of refuge, a place of safety.  A strong tower is fortified and structured to withstand a siege, to stand strong when the enemy attacks with accusations, persecution, temptation, and the trials of life. Jesus, the Name of the Lord, is our strong tower, He is our place of safety. We run to Him when it appears that the problems of life become overwhelming. The tower is a place where the child of God can find refuge when there is nowhere else to turn. A place surrounded by God’s protection and love. A strong tower is fortified to withstand the storm of life that comes crashing off the shores of a troubled sea. The Name of the Lord (Jesus) desires to wrap us in His arms, protect us from harm, carry us to safety. Run to Him. He is all we need. 

Bread of Life

Ex 16:15 This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.

Protection and provision, two of the basic needs of survival. Water, food, and shelter are the fundamentals of human life to maintain our physical wellness. That is why Jesus, promised that the heavenly Father would provide for all our needs. But life is more than pure survival. This body will return to ashes and this earthen vessel will return to the dust of the earth, but our soul will live on forever. He is the bread of life, He is the living water, He is our shelter in time of the storm. He the crystal fountain that will satisfy the soul, He feeds our soul with His word, and hides us in the palm of His hand.

Under His Wings

Psalm 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

The protection of God to them that love Him is shown to us in scripture by the way a mother bird protects their young. Shelter from the storms that come, and safe from predators, the mother bird wraps her wing around her own. The devil is out seeking to destroy God’s children in any way he can. God’s children, whether they be adopted in the family or His by creation, the devil desires to keep them from putting their trust in God. God does not play favorites, but to those who draw near to Him, seeking His wing, He draws them in. Under His wings we can know that we our safe, and no harm will come to them that put their trust in God. As a born again child of God, we can be assured that in Christ we our shielded and protected from becoming prey to the enemy of our soul. May we always abide under the feathers of His wings.  

Under His Wings

Ruth 2:12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. “Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings” 

We are faced with many predators in life, the greatest of all is the attacks on Satan to cause our faith in God to be abandon. God, like an eagle has His wings stretching out over us protecting us from any harm that comes our way. Each day as we wake and head out into a world that despises all that is holy and right, God has promised to keep us under His wings. Staying under His wings we have come to trust that where He leads, He will take care of anything we might face. Ruth came to trust the God of her mother in law Naomi and believed that God would meet her needs. She garnered the attention of Boaz, and Her trust in God gave her favor in his eyes. God looks after His own, and those who trust Him, He will protect and keep.

His Angels

Psalm 91:11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

To be protected and kept by God is liken to a mother bird who gathers her babies under her wings. The rain and wind may come, but harm is avoided and danger is minimize. God also sends His angels to earth to watch over those who love Him. The goal of angel protection is to keep us from falling away from the path God desires us to follow. He charges His angels to do battle against the demons of hell that are bent to our destruction. There is a spiritual battle be fought in the unseen world of good and evil. Many fantasy novels are written that depict the forces of good and evil being wages in a world mere humans cannot see, but such is not fantasy when it comes to angels and demons. The battle is real and angels are sent in our behalf to keep us from falling to the traps of Satan. It is God’s desire that we stay in the way of righteousness. Angels many times will protect us from physical harm, but this is not the prime purpose or charge of angels. 

Surely the Lord is in this Place

Gen 28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.

They say that angels watch over us when we sleep, and that angels aware camp around about us. We know not the number of times that God’s protecting hand has shielded us from an unfortunate event. Surely the Lord has been in this place. Miracles happen all around us and we know it not. We are focus on living our lives and God is at work doing things to clear the path for us to walk. We look back on the path we have trod, and surely the Lord has made it possible and walked with us, and yes at time has carried us. Events do not happen by chance, even in our failures, God can take them and use them to make us what we ought to be. When we come to the end of our life’s journey, surely we can see that the Lord has been with us all the time. 

Run To Him

Prov. 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it and is safe.”-

I remember as a new freshman at high school running home fearing for my life. It was customary and sad to say tradition to initiate incoming freshman to the school. So, every day I ran home to avoid being caught. Unfortunately, I was finally corner in the boy’s restroom. Satan is out as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He intimates, frightens, and pursues the righteous into doubting God. He chases many into a corner and causes them to make unwise decisions. He is a master of fear and will tempt us to give in to unbelief. But with every temptation, God has provided a way of escape. He is our tower of refuge. When Satan begins his chase, we but have to run to His tower of protection. God’s grace is available to all who will run to Him. We need not fear the enemy of our soul if we are abiding in God’s strong tower.