Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
Our
Place Of Refuge
Psalms 57
In the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by.(Psalm 57:1)
Psalms 57
In the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by.(Psalm 57:1)
It is believed that David wrote
Psalm 57 while fleeing from King Saul, who had hatred in his heart for the
former shepherd boy. David ducked into a cave and barely escaped his pursuer.
He was safe temporarily, but the threat was still there.
We’ve all been there. Maybe not
in a cave, but pursued by something that strikes fear into our hearts. Perhaps
it is the deep sorrow that follows the death of someone we love. Maybe it’s the
fear of an unknown future. Or it could be an oppressive physical illness that won’t
go away.
In such circumstances, God does
not always remove the difficulty, but He is present to help us. We wish that He
would swoop in and whisk us to safety—just as David may have wished for a quick
end to Saul’s pursuit. We plead with God to stop the pain and make the road to
tomorrow smooth and straight. We beg Him to eliminate our struggle. But the
difficulty remains. It is then that we have to take refuge in God as David did.
While hiding in that cave, he said, “In the shadow of Your wings I will make my
refuge, until these calamities have passed by” (Psalm 57:1).
Are you in the middle of trouble?
Take refuge in the Most High God.
PRAYER
Dear Lord, thank you for being there for me always when I need you. Amen.
Dear Lord, thank you for being there for me always when I need you. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
We learn the lesson of trust in the school of trial.
Christian Education Forum, Diocese of NAE of the Mar
Thoma Church