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In Mark 6:31 Jesus gave an invitation to His friends. He said, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place..." My friend, I believe Jesus issues this same invitation to us today. Take off your shoes of busyness, take a deep breath and sit awhile at the well of His Word. It never runs dry and it is always available. Come. Come away by yourself to a quiet place...He is waiting there for you.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

A PLACE OF REFUGE



A PLACE OF REFUGE
The troubles of my heart are enlarged...
Psalm 25:17 (ESV)
I sat at the Well, my thoughts consumed by trouble my daughter was facing. 
"Be still."
Startled, my heart looked up to find Him there. 
He drew my attention back to the first words of Psalm 25. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust.

A funny thing happened when I read those words and then traveled back to verse 17, I found the enlarged troubles of my heart not to be so large. Then I realized He was holding all those troubles in His hands. My heart looked up at Him as I whispered, "To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. I lift up my daughter. O my God, in you I trust." It was as if He suddenly sheltered me and I remembered a picture I had taken at Torrey Pines while hiking with my daughter. It was a rock being buffeted by the waves, but there in the midst of it was a shelter. My heart smiled as I realized I too had found shelter in the Rock in the midst of trouble's waves. 
Dear one, are the troubles of your heart enlarged today? Take them to the Lord. Place them one by one in the Lord's hands. Trust Him. You too will find shelter from trouble's waves. He is a very present help. Our Rock. Our hiding place. Our Redeemer.
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