The Rock of Our Salvation

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/10/running-to-our-shelter

Who is the first person we call when we run into trouble or get ourselves into a bad situation? For most people, it will be their loved ones, their spouse, or their life partner. For children, it will be their parents. For some, it could be their sibling or a close friend as there are among us singles, widows, and widowers.

But perhaps the first person we should turn to is our God in heaven, Christ our Saviour and our Lord and the Holy Spirit? Perhaps we should pray and seek their guidance first. It could be a trial from Him, or we ran into a trap set up by the evil one? Or perhaps in our foolishness, our own folly or curiosity, we landed ourselves in trouble. The saying goes, “curiosity killed the cat.”

Actually, at our moment of despair and trouble, I think whoever or whatever is to blame is less relevant than our predicament. We could look back later and see where we went wrong. Even if our own disobedience to God brought us to that place of trouble, we should still turn to Him first for help. In the case of David, it was more the disobedience of Saul and his evil desire to hold on to his throne that led to David being pursued. Saul sought to kill David so that he could remain king, forgetting that even if he kills David, the LORD could raise another David against him since his place as king is God to choose and anoint.

I don’t know what each of us are facing or the mistakes we could have made that could have landed us in the less than ideal situation we are in. But I think whatever may be the origins, we must go to God first, and if we had wronged Him, seek His forgiveness and repent from our sin. Accept whatever consequences that come with our disobedience and then move on. Whatever is lost is lost. There are new adventures to get on to, new exploits to do, new lands to conquer for God. Setbacks are setbacks. Disappointments will be disappointments. Mistakes have been made, but we reconcile with God and strive on for Him. He is and will be the rock of our salvation, our stronghold in times of trouble, our refuge, and our saviour! He is our hiding place. He is our King and our God!