And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land (Isa. 32:2).
Who could this man be but the Son of man, the "man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Isa. 53:3), the Lord from heaven? Through His atoning sacrifice upon the cross He became a hiding place from the just wrath of God against sin. In His care we escape the troubles of life and even fear of death itself.
We once camped in the shadow of a gigantic rock in the midst of a Western desert. There, hidden in a grotto, was a great pool of cool, pure water. In our weary pilgrimage, Jesus is like a great rock bringing us shade and the water of life.
A party of travelers in North Africa was overtaken by a fierce simoom. The blinding sands rolled like an impenetrable cloud across the horizon and seemed to engulf the world. Just at that moment they came to a rude stone building that had been erected for the protection of desert travelers. They rushed into it, closed the door, and were safe.
Great storms of trouble are to sweep this earth in the final days of its history, yet in the darkness, the tempest, and the terror will be heard a voice saying, "Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast" (Isa. 26:20).
For every believer, Jesus, the Son of man, is the rock of refuge, the hiding place for the soul in trouble. He is__
A shade by day, defense by night,
A shelter in the time of storm;
No fears alarm, no foes affright,
A shelter in the time of storm.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance" (Ps. 32:7).
Who could this man be but the Son of man, the "man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Isa. 53:3), the Lord from heaven? Through His atoning sacrifice upon the cross He became a hiding place from the just wrath of God against sin. In His care we escape the troubles of life and even fear of death itself.
We once camped in the shadow of a gigantic rock in the midst of a Western desert. There, hidden in a grotto, was a great pool of cool, pure water. In our weary pilgrimage, Jesus is like a great rock bringing us shade and the water of life.
A party of travelers in North Africa was overtaken by a fierce simoom. The blinding sands rolled like an impenetrable cloud across the horizon and seemed to engulf the world. Just at that moment they came to a rude stone building that had been erected for the protection of desert travelers. They rushed into it, closed the door, and were safe.
Great storms of trouble are to sweep this earth in the final days of its history, yet in the darkness, the tempest, and the terror will be heard a voice saying, "Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast" (Isa. 26:20).
For every believer, Jesus, the Son of man, is the rock of refuge, the hiding place for the soul in trouble. He is__
A shade by day, defense by night,
A shelter in the time of storm;
No fears alarm, no foes affright,
A shelter in the time of storm.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance" (Ps. 32:7).
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