Throughout Scripture, God is described as our refuge. The metaphor of God as our refuge is one of the primary descriptions of God, who He is and what He means to us. It is this idea, that God is our refuge, that will be shortly discussed here.
A refuge can be described in two basic ways. The first is a place. In this sense, a refuge is a place of security, of stability, and of sanctuary. In reference to God, He fulfills this purpose to us. He is the place of our utmost security and safety. When we come to Him, we know that we are held in the highest safety and enveloped completely in His love. To say "we come to Him" is to say that we receive and seek Him in faith and humility.
The second meaning of God as our refuge, is as a source of healing. In this sense, to say that God is our refuge is to acknowledge that He is the ultimate fountain of our healing. God, being our Creator and Sustainer, heals us perfectly. This healing is not limited to the spiritual as the countless medical miracles that occur attest.
If we keep these two conjoined concepts in mind when we read Scripture, when we come across those passages that speak of God as our refuge, it will stir in us a remembrance that God is both the place of our greatest security as well as our greatest healing. Let us then always run to God who is our present refuge in all rimes of trouble and strain!
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