There is a home that can never be burned down
Can never be destroyed by shaking of the earth beneath
No waters wash away
No tornado tear apart
No hurricane crush
There is a home that cannot be broken
Even as relationships strain and tear
There is a home no hate can consume
No neglect or abandonment kill
There is a home
That is secure
There is a home
That I can never lose
none can take from me
Even failure, loss or grief
Jesus is my home
I am secure in his love
I am loved because He is Love
He died to make this relationship possible
Possible for any and all
He is a refuge from any storm
From any devastation
Only Jesus has overcome
Sin and death and any power of evil
I can take refuge in this home
At any time
In any place
In any situation
No matter how dire or desperate
He remains unchanged
Immovable
A refuge for the weary
A shelter for the broken
A welcome for the unloved and rejected
The failing and the selfish
Only He is the hope of the hopeless
The father of the fatherless
The upholder of the widow
He invites all to come to know Him
To be nourished and calmed
To be at peace in Him alone
Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
" A man shall be a hiding place from the wind, as a shelter from the storm, as streams if water in a dry place, and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land."
Isaiah 32:2
Behold I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hear my voice and open the door, I will come into him and shall dine with him." Revelation 3:20
I will never leave you or forsake you
That we may boldly say, 'the Lord is my helper. I will not fear...."
Hebrews 13
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1
Psalm 91International Children’s Bible (ICB)
Safe in the Lord
91 Those who go to God Most High for safety
will be protected by God All-Powerful.
2 I will say to the Lord, “You are my place of safety and protection.
You are my God, and I trust you.”
3 God will save you from hidden traps
and from deadly diseases.
4 He will protect you like a bird
spreading its wings over its young.
His truth will be like your armor and shield.
5 You will not fear any danger by night
or an arrow during the day.
6 You will not be afraid of diseases that come in the dark
or sickness that strikes at noon.
7 At your side 1,000 people may die,
or even 10,000 right beside you.
But you will not be hurt.
8 You will only watch what happens.
You will see the wicked punished.
9 The Lord is your protection.
You have made God Most High your place of safety.
10 Nothing bad will happen to you.
No disaster will come to your home.
11 He has put his angels in charge of you.
They will watch over you wherever you go.
12 They will catch you with their hands.
And you will not hit your foot on a rock.
13 You will walk on lions and cobras.
You will step on strong lions and snakes.
14 The Lord says, “If someone loves me, I will save him.
I will protect those who know me.
15 They will call to me, and I will answer them.
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue them and honor them.
16 I will give them a long, full life.
They will see how I can save.”
Dear Lord,
Thank you, you alone are that safe place
that refuge
that home of love
I have difficulty reading the Psalm, because at first reading it seems to communicate that you will keep me from all kinds of horrible things that I don't want to happen to me if I trust you.
But I know this to not be the case
Even Christ, your most beloved son, was not spared suffering most cruelly when he came to live in our parameters
There is no suffering that I can say, well God will never bring me through that...
I think what you are teaching me here is that if I trust you,
none of that suffering can break the relationship you want to bring me into
through what Christ willingly suffered
This is the only security YOU
Please help me to cling to you in love and be in you
no matter what is happening around me
that I can be free of fear and dread
I can be released from paralyzing anxiety
I can choose
to focus on who you are
when nothing else makes sense at all
and there is nothing to hope in but
Who You Are
I am yours
Amen
Share / Write / Pray
What am I most afraid of right now?
How is this affecting me?
and my relationship with Jesus Christ?
tell him all about it
What can i do to help myself see you more?
What verse helps me to see you right now?
91 Those who go to God Most High for safety
will be protected by God All-Powerful.
2 I will say to the Lord, “You are my place of safety and protection.
You are my God, and I trust you.”
will be protected by God All-Powerful.
2 I will say to the Lord, “You are my place of safety and protection.
You are my God, and I trust you.”
3 God will save you from hidden traps
and from deadly diseases.
4 He will protect you like a bird
spreading its wings over its young.
His truth will be like your armor and shield.
5 You will not fear any danger by night
or an arrow during the day.
6 You will not be afraid of diseases that come in the dark
or sickness that strikes at noon.
7 At your side 1,000 people may die,
or even 10,000 right beside you.
But you will not be hurt.
8 You will only watch what happens.
You will see the wicked punished.
and from deadly diseases.
4 He will protect you like a bird
spreading its wings over its young.
His truth will be like your armor and shield.
5 You will not fear any danger by night
or an arrow during the day.
6 You will not be afraid of diseases that come in the dark
or sickness that strikes at noon.
7 At your side 1,000 people may die,
or even 10,000 right beside you.
But you will not be hurt.
8 You will only watch what happens.
You will see the wicked punished.
9 The Lord is your protection.
You have made God Most High your place of safety.
10 Nothing bad will happen to you.
No disaster will come to your home.
11 He has put his angels in charge of you.
They will watch over you wherever you go.
12 They will catch you with their hands.
And you will not hit your foot on a rock.
13 You will walk on lions and cobras.
You will step on strong lions and snakes.
You have made God Most High your place of safety.
10 Nothing bad will happen to you.
No disaster will come to your home.
11 He has put his angels in charge of you.
They will watch over you wherever you go.
12 They will catch you with their hands.
And you will not hit your foot on a rock.
13 You will walk on lions and cobras.
You will step on strong lions and snakes.
14 The Lord says, “If someone loves me, I will save him.
I will protect those who know me.
15 They will call to me, and I will answer them.
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue them and honor them.
16 I will give them a long, full life.
They will see how I can save.”
I will protect those who know me.
15 They will call to me, and I will answer them.
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue them and honor them.
16 I will give them a long, full life.
They will see how I can save.”
Dear Lord,
Thank you, you alone are that safe place
that refuge
that home of love
I have difficulty reading the Psalm, because at first reading it seems to communicate that you will keep me from all kinds of horrible things that I don't want to happen to me if I trust you.
But I know this to not be the case
Even Christ, your most beloved son, was not spared suffering most cruelly when he came to live in our parameters
There is no suffering that I can say, well God will never bring me through that...
I think what you are teaching me here is that if I trust you,
none of that suffering can break the relationship you want to bring me into
through what Christ willingly suffered
This is the only security YOU
Please help me to cling to you in love and be in you
no matter what is happening around me
that I can be free of fear and dread
I can be released from paralyzing anxiety
I can choose
to focus on who you are
when nothing else makes sense at all
and there is nothing to hope in but
Who You Are
I am yours
Amen
Share / Write / Pray
What am I most afraid of right now?
How is this affecting me?
and my relationship with Jesus Christ?
tell him all about it
What can i do to help myself see you more?
What verse helps me to see you right now?
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