Peaceful Refuge

“Princes also sit and speak against me, but Your servant meditates on Your statutes. Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.” -Psalm 119:23-24

 

How do we cultivate inner calm when circumstances bully us? Meditating on God’s word, delighting in it, listening to the wisdom of it, recognizing that it was God who spoke it, thus it is His heart we hear when we pay attention to it... this is how we steer our souls into our peaceful Refuge that can’t be shaken by life’s circumstances.

God desires to be to His children a secret haven where our souls take shelter in the middle of life’s worst difficulties. While princes speak evil of us, while life turns upside down, while wind and the waves beat against us, we hide in this Haven and delight in the words He speaks.

While we experience the worst of this fallen world, our souls can taste the best of what heaven has- God Himself breathing heavenly life into us by means of His word. Can it get any better? We have a strong, secure, peaceful, secret place our souls can rest amid the onslaught of evil around us.

Oh, God... teach us to hide there.

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Diwakar said…
Hello a child of God. I am a Pastor from Mumbai India. I am glad to stop by your blog post. I am also blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you as a child of God and a follower of Christ who desires to know Him in all His fullness and make Him known to a watching world. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 41yrs in this great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. we reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. we also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come to Mumbai with your freinds to work with us duringg your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experience. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. god'srichest blessings on you your family and friends also wishing you a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the year 2020. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede.
July 17, 2020 at 12:06 AM
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