“Dwelling Place”

 Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is your refuge,

and His everlasting arms are under you.

He will thrust out the enemy from before you.  (NLT)

     Our omnipresent God is with His children 24/7 to be their refuge—a place of safety and a Source for strength in times of weakness.  He is not just a place of refuge during difficult times, but He is also our Source for godly living in a godless world.  This Satan directed world and all those who live by its ways believe that Christians are weak and use God and His “Book of fables” as an escape from the hard realities of living.  Every person born into this fallen world is born with a weak and perishable body—one that is easily destroyed and one that is easily drawn into the bad choices that pull us away from God; who is the only Hope we have in this world that is headed for destruction. 

      Our Lord God and Savior is very real, and it's the power of His Word and the Holy Spirit that holds the key to our victories over sin and death.  In reality, Christians turn to the Lord for their salvation that is found in His unconditional mercy and grace.  We also run to God for His comfort, wisdom, and for His mighty strength—not to escape reality, but to gather the tools we need to fight the good fight while we live in this evil world.  We need the help of our wise and mighty King if we are to overcome the great deception that rules this fallen world.  We need the Living God for His protection, His Light to guide us through the darkness, and His resurrection Power to fight the Enemy.  We need God to lead us safely Home where we can live in perfect peace forever.    Run to the Lord God for refuge and make Him your dwelling place, because it's the only way Home.

                                                  A Whisper of Hope

Lean on Me, dear child…and trust My every Word.  I AM your Protector and Provider.  I will not let you wander so far away that you cannot be found.  I know there will be times when you will slip and tumble downward, but I'm there to pick you up.  Dwell in My Presence and I will give you the power to overcome the evil that has consumed the fallen world.

Psalm 90:1-2

LORD, You have been our dwelling place

in all generations.  Before the mountains were

born, or You gave birth to the earth and the world,

Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.  (NASB)

                                        

                                    O LORD my God, You are very great! 

                                                  (Psalm 104:1)