We Are Safe~

Greetings~

Way back in the early 1970s when I attended Mary Lin Elementary school on Candler Park Drive in Atlanta, Georgia, we used to play hide-and-seek during recess.  There was a massive tree on the playground that was always home base.  If you made it there without being tagged, you were safe!  It was always a thrill to make it safely to base, and certainly there were close calls along the way, but it was and continues to be a fun game.

And this game we have all played has a beautiful parallel with our Lord Jesus:

Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”

We run to it every time we pray, and unlike hide-and-seek where there’s always the possibility that we’ll get tagged before we make it to base, nothing and no one can stop us from running to our Lord.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, we run to You today.  Thank You that You are strong and keep us safe.  There’s so much going on around us, but we focus on You.  You are a fortified tower, and we are grateful for Your protection over us and our families.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN~ 

Run!!!

TGIF Greetings:)

 

Proverbs 18:10

"The name of the LORD is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe."

 

Twice this week I have gone running, and not around the track or thru the neighborhood, but to the name of the Lord.

 

Sometimes things are urgent. We can't walk or stroll or skip to the Lord--we have to RUN!

 

Running conveys a sense of urgency--an "I need help right this very second!" There's no time to waste!

 

First it was with a friend who needs God in her marriage, and then it was with another pal whose child is starting new meds. In both cases we were looking for safety from adverse reactions.

 

Isn't it great that our Lord's name is a strong tower? It's not a flimsy ant hill. Who would want to run to that?

 

It's tall and fortified and able to withstand a billion of us or more running toward it at the same time. What an awesome and mighty God we have!

 

Notice, however, that first we run, and then we are safe. We have to pickup our feet and go toward the Lord. Sometimes we get upset, angry, or confused and rather than run toward Him we run away.

 

But today I want to encourage us all to take a step of faith and start running. When we do we will be safe!

 

PRAYER:
Dear Lord,

We run to You right now because we need safety. Thank You that You provide all the shelter we need. You are mighty and strong; bring that might and strength into our lives right now. In Jesus' name, AMEN~