Safety and Shelter                    

The Bible says, “For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.” Isaiah 25:4 (KJV)  

“Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.” Isaiah 32:1-2 (KJV)

One is reminded of that Hymn: A Shelter in the Time of Storm. It was said to be a favorite song of the fishermen on the North coast of England, and they were often heard singing it as they approached their harbors in the time of storm.

The story is told of a monastery in Portugal, perched high on a 3,000 foot cliff and accessible only by a terrifying ride in a swaying basket. The basket is pulled with a single rope by several strong men, perspiring under the strain of the fully loaded basket. One American tourist who visited the site got nervous halfway up the cliff when he noticed that the rope was old and frayed. Hoping to relieve his fear he asked, “How often do you change the rope?” The monk in charge replied, “Whenever it breaks!”

Good to know He will never leave us or forsake us! His rope securing us to Him will endure!

Let’s encourage one another to tell all we can of the heaven to gain and the hell to avoid through the only name given whereby we must be saved! 

Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Isaiah 31-34