Strong Tower
These are unsettled times.
Right now in South Africa, we are on level 4 lockdown and we're experiencing mob violence and looting to the extent that the army has been called out. Many of us have loved ones in hospital and we know of people whose lives and livelihoods are being impacted by a bleeding economy.
What do we do?
There is much to be done.
We will all need to be people who bring peace - who make a difference where they can - who turn the tide. Already there are movements of people who are volunteering to help with cleanup and rebuild. We can pray, we can encourage, we can comfort and we can give.
We will all need to be people who bring peace - who make a difference where they can - who turn the tide. Already there are movements of people who are volunteering to help with cleanup and rebuild. We can pray, we can encourage, we can comfort and we can give.
But before all that, we need to RUN.
We need to RUN to the Strong Tower.
We need to RUN to the Lord.
We need to RUN to the Strong Tower.
We need to RUN to the Lord.
When fear, doubt and cynicism assail us - when we feel unsafe - we need, not only to turn, but to run to the LORD.
In Old Testament times, a person's name embodied all the qualities of the person.
The Proverb writer uses the name of the LORD (Yahweh - the name revealed to Moses at the burning bush when Israel was being cruelly oppressed in Egypt).
He's saying: "When you feel unsafe, run to God - the One who rescues and delivers, who guides and provides."
Trusting in God is like putting our hearts and minds in a strong tower.
This doesn't mean that our problems disappear. The storms may rage and the armies of doubt and fear may besiege. But our job is to RUN.
Run, run, run to God.
Let your hope and trust be in Him.
Let your hope and trust be in Him.
He is the Strong Tower for our hearts and minds.
From there we can heal.
From there we can see. (A tower gives perspective and an overview)
From there we can rally.
From there we can heal.
From there we can see. (A tower gives perspective and an overview)
From there we can rally.
And then we can make a real difference!
| The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs18:10 ) |
