God as a Refuge
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of God as a refuge. I know at some point I will write more in depth about this when I do the Characteristics of God study, but I wanted to get my thoughts down on paper now. (Credits to Coffee with Jesus and My Reasons to Believe for leading me to a lot of these verses and thoughts.)
The picture I have always gotten when I think about God as a refuge is me in a tower of refuge (think a turret in an old city wall), sitting on the hard-packed dirt floor with my knees drawn up and arms around them, cowering in fear, hoping that the enemy doesn’t find me but fearing that he will. Lately, I’ve come to realize that this is Satan’s lie. He wants us to stay in that state of fear or anxiety.
The more I’ve been reading and thinking about God as a refuge, I’ve realized that the real picture of God as a refuge is that as soon as we walk into his refuge, we find an open space where we can be free of fear and anxiety.
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