Worship for Today: The Lord is our refuge!

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 61:4,
 
"I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings."

 

Why is it that David longed to dwell in the Lord's tent forever? What was it about the Lord that David found so desirable, so attractive, that the yearning of his heart was to spend eternity as close as possible to the Lord?

 

David speaks of God being his refuge and strong tower "against the foe." As he articulates his desire he frames it in the message of one who is looking to take refuge in the "shelter of your wings." David had his enemies, his foes. He faced real danger and real threat and found in God someone not only capable to come to his rescue and be a refuge for him, but someone who desired to be his rescue and refuge - and would be so reliably and faithfully!

 

David was no fool and recognized the state of his possibilities. Although a very capable military man with strong men who supported him, he knew his vulnerabilities. As such he was not bashful about going to the Lord with the threats he faced. He found in the Lord strength, protection from his foe, a bright hope for the future and a wonderful, loving and protective Lord to share it with!

 

We face a foe as we enter into this life. As progeny of Adam and Eve, we come into life under the judgment of God himself for sin. We face a certain future of eternal judgment in the lake of fire. But, as David found with God, we can flee to God himself for rescue and refuge! His love and mercy toward us trumps his judgment as he has paid the penalty for our sin himself! When we flee to the Lord as our refuge we find in him a loving protector who provides us an eternity with him in the light of life!

 

What kind of God does this?! What a heart!
 
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
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