Daily Devotional

-August 1, 2021-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,

-The Lord Is Our Hiding Place-

“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word” (Psalm 119:114).

“You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance” (Psalm 32:7).

It is so awesome to know that the Lord Himself is our hiding place. As kids many of us had secret hiding places we could go to, either by ourselves or with close friends. As we grow up, we longer have them; but we still have close friends that comfort and encourage us in difficult times. The Lord has called His friends and wants us to flee to Him our hiding place.

When we come before the Lord in prayer and seek His Word, we find comfort in the uncomfortable, strength in our weakness, and encouragement in our fear. All the world may seem against us, but we know that God is for us. David wrote, “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.” We do not see the Lord with our physical eyes, but we do by the eyes of faith.

In the days of the prophet Elisha, the Syrians surrounded the city of Dothan where Elisha was staying. They sought to kill him because he kept revealing their battle plans to the king of Israel. When his servant saw the vast army approaching, he cried our to Elisha, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” So he answered, “Do not fear; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. At Elisha’s request, the Lord struck the whole Syrian army with blindness and Elisha led them to the king of Israel in Samaria.

The Lord surrounds us and preserves us today. He is our hiding place. We can face the most difficult trials and troubles knowing the Lord is with us to help us. There is a beautiful song by Selah that says, “You are my hiding place, You always fill my heart, with songs of deliverance whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. I will trust in You, let the weak say I am strong, in the strength of the Lord.”

May we turn to the Lord as our hiding place, then there is nothing we cannot face. There is no need to fear or be troubled, our Savior guides us through the night with His light, He gives us strength for every fight, so that we can walk by faith and not by sight.

Have a blessed day clinging to the Lord our hiding place. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean