“On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.” Ps62.7 ESV
One evening Brenda and I had gone trail riding around a local airfield. We were riding down a closed runway when I noticed an encroaching thunderstorm coming swiftly from behind. Knowing that we would never make it to the other end I suggested that we take cover next to an old abandoned building. Just as we reached it, the bottom fell out and we watched with fascination as one bolt of lightening after another struck the ground in front of us. There was no separation in the sound of the thunder and the streaks falling from the sky. Rain fell so hard we could no longer see the other side of the runway. Brenda commented that this had certainly turned into an adventure. Amazed and somewhat anxious at the sheer power in front of us, we hugged each other and the side of the structure that had become our refuge.
The imagery used in this verse depicts God as a rock of refuge, our shelter in the time of storm. One aspect of God’s glory is His immeasurable value to those who trust Him. How do we calculate the worth of God in our lives? Well, Scripture captures our imagination by declaring God to be both the storm coming against us and the shelter from it. God is an encroaching storm. The thunder of His prophetic warning announces the lightening of His coming wrath. What is staggering, is that as Judgment Day draws near, we do not hear a voice telling us to run away from God but to run to Him, and find shelter. God is the storm, but He is also the only shelter from it. The verse above tells us that God is our salvation. It is most descriptive that the Hebrew word translated ‘salvation’ is Yesha, and when transliterated, it tenderly spells Jesus. We do not need to fear the storm of God’s wrath when we are under the shelter of His Son. 3/27/07 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
