Your security

"for You have been a refuge for me, a strong tower in the face of the enemy."  

                                                                                                       Psalm 61:3   CSB 

There are times in life when some people need a Place of Safety to go to. This may be a refuge or a hospital where treatment and counsel may be offered. It may also be someone's house, a place where people know they can go if they need help and support. We could call this, an open door. Jesus' door is always open and He would like us to offer the same. Could you allow people to come to your home for help, support, a listening ear or just to be with someone they feel safe with, for a time? Jesus always had a crowd around Him wherever He was; in fact, at one time, the roof had to be taken apart for someone to be lowered down because it was impossible to walk in by the door. Alternatively, you may also need a place to go to for some prayer and counsel and a door may be open to you so that you can visit.

In this Psalm, David felt exhausted and alone. He made a plea to God for help because he needed strengthening, he was totally drained. Do you feel this way? We all become like this at certain times of our life and, it is such a blessing to have a refuge - a strong tower to run to so that we can have our batteries re-charged. Jesus is always a refuge to us; He is that strong tower in the face of our enemies and possibly at the time of writing this Psalm, David may have wanted to spend the rest of his days in this place of safety - this tent of love, for the rest of his life.

When needed, God is like a mother hen (v4) and carefully and lovingly shelters us under His wings. David actually mentions this in Psalm 91:4 where he writes: 'He will cover you with His feathers; you will take refuge under His wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield.' Though David was without strength, God was a rock above him. David recognised his own limitations and we need to do the same. We can't be everything to everybody without something snapping eventually. We are only flesh and blood and we need rest and recuperation because we are in a battle. We need to take care of ourselves.

Could you create a Place of Safety to someone, somewhere people can find a listening ear and feel special about themselves? Why not open up your home to provide this. However, it may be that you need to go to a Place of Safety for your own reasons. You may need prayer, you may need to vent your feelings and you may need to feel the love of God enveloping you.

Only you know the answer to this. Why not ask God about it!

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