A
RELIABLE REFUGE
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1 After
this, the word of the Lord came to
Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great
reward.” Genesis 15:1 (NIV)
27 The
eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will
drive out your enemy before you, saying, “Destroy him!” Deuteronomy 33:27 (NIV)
“The
Lord is my rock, my fortress and
my deliverer; 3 my God
is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He
is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior-- from violent men you save me. 2 Samuel 22:2-3 (NIV)
1 God is
our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and
foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah Psalms 46:1-3 (NIV)
1 Hear
my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my
heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For you have been my refuge, a
strong tower against the foe. 4 I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge
in the shelter of your wings. Selah
Psalms 61:1-4 (NIV)
5 Find
rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. 6 He alone is my rock and my
salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. 7 My salvation and my honor
depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. 8 Trust in him at all times, O
people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah Psalms 62:5-8 (NIV)
5 “Every
word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Proverbs 30:5 (NIV)
30 As for
God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord
is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 31 For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our
God? 32 It is
God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 33 He makes my feet like the feet
of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. Psalms 18:30-33 (NIV)
1 He who
dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will
say of the Lord, “He is my refuge
and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalms 91:1-2 (NIV)
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“He is near to the
broken, He is close to the weary of heart.
In His Name is a refuge, Safety for the weak and discarded. There is help for the hopeless, For the
wounded in need. In the presence of
Jesus, There is power unleashed. Call
upon the Name of the Lord, He’s our Defender, our Deliverer. A Shelter in the midst of the storm, Jesus,
our Savior, He is King over all the earth.
I will sing of my Redeemer, Testify to the touch of His hand, Lifted me
from disaster, Set my feet on a solid rock to stand. God is our Refuge, our Strength and
Salvation, A Mighty Fortress is the Lord Almighty. There is no equal, no power beside Him. Forever our Champion is the Lord our
God. Our Savior, He is King over all the
earth.” Lyrics to Defender (Call Upon
The Name Of The Lord)
“Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding
place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your
redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don't need to search any
further for security.” Elisabeth Elliot
“‘He is my refuge
and my fortress’ (Psalm 91:2). A refuge
is a place safely out of harm’s way. A
fortress is a fortified building that is virtually impenetrable by conventional
means. Martin Luther wrote a wonderful
hymn that says, ‘A mighty fortress is our God; a bulwark never failing. Our helper He amidst the flood; of mortal
ills prevailing.’ What a statement about
the magnificent power and protection of God!
Does God care for you and me? Can
we turn to Him in trust and faith when troubles and temptations threaten to
overwhelm us? Yes – a thousand times
yes! What greater proof do we need than
that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place?” Billy Graham
“Seek, O believer, that every good thing you
have may be an abiding thing. May your character not be a writing upon the
sand, but an inscription upon the rock! May your faith be no ‘baseless fabric
of a vision,’ but may it be built of material able to endure that awful fire
which shall consume the wood, hay, and stubble of the hypocrite. May you be rooted and grounded in love. May your
convictions be deep, your love real, your desire earnest. May your whole life
be so firm and strong, that all the blasts of hell and the storms of earth
shall never be able to remove you.”
Charles Spurgeon
“Rock of ages,
cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee.”
Augustus Toplady
“Upon some points a believer
is absolutely sure. He knows, for instance, that God sits in the stern-sheets
of the vessel when it rocks most. He believes that an invisible hand is always
on the world’s tiller, and that wherever providence may drift, Jehovah steers
it. That re-assuring knowledge prepares him for everything. He looks over the
raging waters and sees the spirit of Jesus treading the billows, and he hears a
voice saying, “It is I, be not afraid.” He knows too that God is always wise,
and, knowing this, he is confident that there can be no accidents, no mistakes;
that nothing can occur which ought not to arise. He can say, “If I should lose
all I have, it is better that I should lose than have, if God so wills: the
worst calamity is the wisest and the kindest thing that could befall to me if
God ordains it.” “We know that all things work together for good to them that
love God.” The Christian does not merely hold this as a theory, but he
knows it as a matter of fact. Everything has worked for good as yet; the poisonous drugs mixed in fit proportions
have worked the cure; the sharp cuts of the lancet have cleansed out the proud
flesh and facilitated the healing. Every event as yet has worked out the most
divinely blessed results; and so, believing that God rules all, that He governs
wisely, that He brings good out of evil, the believer’s heart is assured, and
he is enabled calmly to meet each trial as it comes. The believer can in the
spirit of true resignation pray, “Send me what thou wilt, my God, so long as it
comes from Thee; never came there an ill portion from Thy table to any of Thy
children.” C. H.
Spurgeon
HEART SAVOR
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God’s perfect love for me casts
out fear. He is my reliable refuge.
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He is my Rock in Whom I take
refuge.
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I can rest securely in Him.
