Our Hiding Place

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/03/longing-for-a-home

Psalm 62:1-8 brings forth 4 aspects of God that David describes. The LORD is our rock, salvation, fortress and refuge. It means God is our home, our peace, a place we cling on to and yet each of those 4 words have its respective individual meaning that helps us describe an attribute of God.

The rock or tsur in Hebrew means like a cliff and thus not easily accessible as a defensive strategy against our enemies. Meaning to say the LORD is our best defence against the attacks of our enemies. Salvation or Yeshua in Hebrew (the name of Jesus itself) meaning the LORD is salvation. It also means deliverance and thus as Jesus saves us and delivers us from sin and death, God is our salvation to deliver us from the hands of our enemies. Then we have fortress or misgav in Hebrew and it means a place of retreat, a safe place, a place of peace that God gives us. Lastly but not the least refuge or machseh in Hebrew meaning a place of hope and trust. Meaning to say that we could place our complete trust and hope on God.

As Christians and children of God we have this privilege, not given to others, to go to God from whatever we are, at our home, in our room, from our office, in the seat of the plane, as we are driving or in a train commuting to work, just whetever we are, to reach out to God in the spirit. As we close our eyes and pray, God is there with us in His holy presence, listening to our lamentations and supplications and as we speak, we know that He is our rock, our salvation, our fortress and our refuge. Like a snail or a tortoise withdrawing into its shell to defend itself, we may retreat into God for our peace and to recharge our tired physical beings before we rise again to conquer the world and do great exploits for God! The LORD and Christ will always be our place of refuge, our retreat, our hiding place to seek the counsel of God, to strategise and plan our next move.

When we are already in the faith, never run away from God. But instead withdraw or retreat into Him, into our hiding place. For He is our rock, salvation, fortress and refuge. Never run away from our troubles too as they will not go away. But get into God and He will energise us and help amd guide us to overcome our fears. The Lord is able and will give us a solution to break the deadlock, the impasse. He is after all the creator of the universe and all things in it and He is also our God and Father! Amen!