Psalm 9:9 “The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. A refuge in times of trouble.” [A refuge is a shelter or protection from danger or distress (painful situation)]
Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior, my God is my rock, in whom I
find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my strong
hold. Psalm 37:39 The Lord saves the godly, He is their fortress in times
of trouble. Psalm 59:9 You are my strength, I wait for You to rescue me, for
you, O God, are my place of safety.
David’s prayer asked
God’s protection was from Saul who wanted to kill him. So God was with David
wherever He was. It was a long time before Saul was finally gone through the
battle of Philistines. So David was able to come out from hiding and He became
a king of Israel. God had His timing and plan for David.
Psalm 59:16
But as for me, I will sing about Your power. I will shout with joy each morning
because of your unfailing love. For You have been my refuge, a place of safety
in the day of distress.
I was thinking
of Kim Murphy of what she was going through. Kim said, “My town was hit by a
tornado, it wasn't a normal one with the tunnel. It's called a F1 due to high
winds and this does as much damage as the tunnel kind.” Our prayers goes out to
her. Still we quote Psalm 59:16 that God have been our refuge, a place of
safety is in God, in our day of distress. (Read Kim’s news in #22 Prayer
Request List).
The word,
distress means [noun] great suffering of body or mind: PAIN, ANGUISH 2: a
painful situation: MISFORTUNE 3: a condition of danger or desperate need like a
ship in distress. [verb] 1: to cause to experience painful difficulties 2: to
cause to worry or be troubled: UPSET.
The word,
distress is an interesting word and I was curious about this topic in
technology Bible and it had 53 references in distress. One impressed me was
devotional, “Relief from Distress” Psalm 4:1, NLT “Answer me when I call, O God
who declares me innocent. Take away my distress. Have mercy on me and hear my
prayer.”
Paul accepted
distresses for Christ’s sake. Paul said, “For when I am weak, then am I
strong.” [2 Cor. 12:10] Paul said, “... we were comforted over you in our
affliction and distress by your faith” [1 Thess. 3:7]. Yet Paul held on to
Christ in spite of all things he went through. Paul was comforted when he knew
his Christian friends prayed for him.
Prayer: Thank
You, God, for Your protecting love. Help us to be able to face those times when
we must suffer. In Jesus’ name. So in time like this would be a good song to
sing,
“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.”
Turn
your eyes upon Jesus,
Look
full in His wonderful face;
And
the things of the earth
will grow strangely dim –
In
the light of His glory and grace.
(Inspiring Choruses)
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