JEREMIAH 16:19
"LORD YOU ARE MY STRENGTH AND FORTRESS, MY REFUGE IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE"
What kind of trouble have you had or are you having? Have you seen a time of financial difficulty, such as the wall street meltdown and loss of your retirement income? Have you been diagnosed with a terminal or serious illness? Has your family suffered a serious blow that has repercussions on you all? Have you seen the disolution of a marital relationship that once was thought to be impenetrable? Have you succumed to an addiction of alcohol, sex or drugs? Have you lost the love and respect of your children? You will have your "day of trouble", the question is where and when. What will you do?
There are two obvious answers to the same question and the difference will depend on your beliefs! If you do not believe in God then you will seek refuge in a variety of ways which unfortunetly will not bring you satisfaction. Man is not the answer, nor any or his religious idols or beliefs. There is no refuge in what has a beginning and an end. There is no power on earth that can save you or make you whole with one exception. So if you find yourself in depression and at a loss for the answer to your dilema, then you have focused your sights on the wrong solution. There is and always will be only one real refuge filled with strength and the answer!
Oh Lord you are my strength and my stronghold, and my refuge in a time of trouble. You are my fortress and refuge in the day of affliction. You are the only answer to my problems. Lord because I believe in you, I can come to you whenever the world comes crashing down on me. You are like a rock or a tower that I can run to and find peace and strength every time I need help. Where else could I go but to you? There is no other solution or answer to my problems. So even if I lose everything material, or if I come down with a serious or terminal illness, or if my family or marital relationships are in peril, or if I am addicted or guilty of a serious crime, there is only one place to go where I can be Saved. LORD YOU ARE MY REFUGE!
