My Steps Have Held Fast
To Your Paths
Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to
my cry; give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit. From you let my
vindication come; let your eyes see the right.
If you try my heart, if you visit me
by night, if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me; my mouth does not
transgress. As for what others do, by the word of your lips I have avoided the
ways of the violent. My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not
slipped.
I call upon you, for you will answer
me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words. Wondrously show your
steadfast love. O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at
your right hand.
Guard me as the apple of the eye; hide
me in the shadow of your wings; from the wicked who despoil me, my deadly
enemies who surround me.
It has been a year since Hurricane
Katrina and it is interesting to listen to how the
people, who went through that, describe themselves. Were they refugees or
evacuees? Many decided they were evacuees. However, the word refuge is filled
with hope, safety, protection, and care for the hurting. It speaks of a safe
haven in a storm-filled world. For those battered by the storms, tragedies, and
disasters of life, refuge is what they long for most. They may seek shelter in
the arms of God, who alone can give us refuge and who longs to cover us and
protect us and preserve us. To this day, Jesus continues to offer refuge to the
hurting hearts of our day if we will but seek His care and trust His heart.
We need not
fear life’s dark shadows
when we rest under
the shadow of God’s wings.
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