BH Bulletin

27/8/2021

Thought for the Day by Matt Jones (Music Minister)

Psalm 9:7-10

Sometimes a word or phrase sticks out at you when you read a portion of Scripture.

7 The Lord reigns forever;
he has established his throne for judgment.
8 He rules the world in righteousness
and judges the peoples with equity.
9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

The Lord is a refuge. Some of us might think of our house, our living room or our bedroom as a place of ‘refuge’, places where we can feel ‘safe’. But rather than a place of comfort think of a ‘fortress’, a place which is impregnable, where the most overwhelming army couldn’t possibly breach.

This is the Lord for us. We can have full confidence in Him that we will never be lost. Our salvation is guaranteed because of Him. Though life may throw it’s worst at us, He will never let us go. We can find peace in the midst of the storm because He Himself is our peace.

Matt