Proverbs 18:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].
We can take refuge in God in all sorts of situations
He will not exempt us from situations but he will certainly be with us through, rescue us and miraculously turn those negative situations in our lives around for our good and his glory
Run to him, he promises to protect you
As we face the COVID 19 disease, who else could we look to but God
Our frail human minds cannot understand this all powerful, allmighty, allknowing God
He just asks that we receive in faith
We are safe in his arms and have nothing to fear
Trust him
Here is an exegesis on this verse
(Adapted from Benson Commentary)
The name of the Lord —That is, the Lord, as he hath revealed himself in his works, and especially in his word, by his promises, and the declarations of his infinite perfections, and of his good-will to his people;is a strong tower —Is sufficient for our protection in the greatest dangers.The righteous —By faith and prayer, devotion toward God, and dependence on him;run into it —As their city of refuge. Having made sure of their interest in God’s name, they take the comfort and benefit of it: they go out of themselves, retire from the world, live above it, dwell in God and God in them, and so they are safe,as if they were in an impregnable fortress. They think themselves so, and they shall find themselves so. Observe, reader, there is enough in God, and in the discoveries which he has made of himself to us, to make us easy at all times. The wealth laid up in this tower is enough to enrich us, to be a continual feast, and a continuing treasure to us; the strength of this tower is enough to protect us; the name of the Lord, or that whereby he has made himself known as God,and as our God;his titles and attributes; his covenant, and all the promises of it, make up a tower, and a strong tower, impenetrable, impregnable, for us, if we be his people. This is necessary; for it is only the righteous that run into this tower, as is here stated, or that have access to it, according to Isaiah 26:2, which is signified to beat down the vain confidences of those who, though they live in a gross neglect and contempt of God, yet presume to expect salvation from him.
Amen
Walk Good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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