The Rock
God, listen to my cry!
Hear my prayer!
From the ends of the earth,
I cry to you for help
when my heart is overwhelmed.
Lead me to the towering rock of safety,
for you are my safe refuge,
a fortress where my enemies cannot reach
me. Let me live forever in your sanctuary,
safe beneath the shelter of your wings!
PS 61:1-4
Where do you go here on earth to find strength, safety, protection that is steadfast, constant and unfailingly solid? Where is that place or person or entity? Does it exist? It doesn’t. Not here. I’ll never discover it in this world. I can’t run to a geographic location to escape. There isn’t a safe place on earth. And I won’t obtain it from any person, organization, or government. Humans are just too human. It’s a hallmark of humanity, that sin and error is never that far from any of us. What is the hope for the stability and safekeeping of our souls? Clearly, it has to be a Source greater than us. Not just greater, actually. It must be the Power from which all things exist so that nothing can prevail over it. This is found only in The Rock. This is what I believe completely. I’m going to hold on to this Rock and put my life on it. He is that Rock and unlike everything else, He is Constant, Unchanging, Firm, Steady because He is Perfect. He is like this in Love. I won’t make it here without Him. This place is too unstable. And people are too(including me). I don’t know why it’s surprising sometimes when instability hits. It’s like my mind and heart have regressed spiritually in reaction. It happens and then I have to relearn that The Rock is my Foundation. So, I burrow into Him as deep as I can. My heart and my soul need to feel and know the truth. That I am Secure, Shielded, Supported by The Rock that is higher than I. This is true for anyone who stands on it. On Him, we are immovable.
And they remembered that God was their Rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer. Psalm 78:35
He’s solid Rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I’m set for life. My help and glory are in God. So trust him absolutely; lay your lives on the line for him. God is a safe place to be. Man as such is smoke, woman as such, a mirage. Put them together, they’re nothing; two times nothing is nothing. Psalm 62:6-9
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