All tagged refuge

Rejoice, and Exult in the Lord Thy God Always

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Rejoicing in Refuge

God is our refuge not merely because we trust in Him, but because we rejoice in Him. We aren’t meant to simply be deliberate in our service of the Lord, no, we are meant to be exuberant, joyful, and triumphant towards Him, and in everything He does for us. How can we serve our Heavenly Father, or even our earthly one, out of love if there is no joy or emotion exhibited towards them as we do so? In everything we are to be thankful to God, and in our thanks there should be love, and we should exult in Him. Do we rejoice in our God when He has provided us with refuge, and stood guard over us against all enemies, and every worldly harm?

The Lord knows those who seek refuge in Him

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional , Refuge

We are inclined to think of the wrath of God when the storms of life move in, and trouble brews. We look at leaders who are His adversaries, enemies, men filled with evil, or leading lives of sin, and fear that we will be consumed by the God’s indignation, and anger, as He deals with them, but although the rain falls on the just and the unjust alike, He knows all of us who have taken refuge in Him. Are we ready to trust in His goodness, and mercy as He deals with countries, and people who oppose Him?