God Is Our Hiding Place

-July 3, 2023-

Good morning, happy Monday,

“You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

(Psalm 32:7).

Twice in the Psalms we have this expression that God is our hiding place. The Hebrew root word for hiding place is cether, which means “to hide or conceal.” A hiding place is a place of safety, security, protection, privacy, and rest. There is so much pressure, stress, fear, and anxiety in the world today. We need Christ as our hiding place.

David, the writer of Psalm 32, felt it all. He ran to the Lord for refuge. He fled from King Saul who sought to kill him and from Absalom his own son who took his throne and also wanted to kill him. We have an expression we use today that is very appropriate, “I can’t catch a break.” Job felt this way too. Satan complained to the Lord that He had a protected Job from his attacks. Job 1:10 says, “Have you not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.”

Satan had to get God’s permission to strike Job. God protects us with His strong wall. Corrie ten Boom wrote a book, “The Hiding Place,” based on her experiences in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII. There were horrific conditions where so many suffered and died. She found that the Lord was her hiding place. Psalm 119:114 says, “You are my hiding place and shield; I hope in Your word.” The Scriptures give us strength, encouragement, guidance, and wisdom as we live in this world.

I would encourage you to read eight other verses relating to our hiding place: Psalm 17:8; Psalm 27:5; Psalm 31:20; Psalm 64:2; Psalm 143:9; Isaiah 32:2; Psalm 61:3; and Psalm 68:20. The Lord helps us face whatever comes our way, every day and in every way. His grace is sufficient for us. There is a Christian song entitled, “You Are My Hiding Place,” 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 seek the Lord and find Him as our hiding place, our refuge. God is both our source and our resource in all things. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

Finding Jesus as our all in all, in all, and through it all,

Dean