Psalm 32:7 - You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Isaiah 32:1-2 - Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
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.
Corrie ten Boom, the holocaust hero, heard her father read these words as a small child. "What kind of hiding place?", she wondered. "What is there to be afraid of?" Later on the Nazis invaded their land and the atrocities began. She and her family began to hide Jews in their home and had a secret room built for times of search. At the families arrest it kept five people safely hid from the Nazis. All but one escaped arrest and lived through the war.
But it was later in prison that Corrie found the real "Hiding Place." When she was alone in solitary, HE was there. When she was treated cruelly by the guards, HE was there. When she afraid, HE was there. Who is this HE? The only real hiding place. The best friend you will ever have. His name is Jesus. He is the one the prophet was speaking of when he said, "A man shall be as a hiding place ... the shadow of a great rock in a weary land."
Corrie found out that neither her secret room nor her family could protect her. But she was never alone. Most of us will never be arrested for our faith, nor asked to endure what Corrie went through. But we all have our own struggles. Whatever they are today, you are not alone. Jesus, the rock of all ages, is nearby. He will be your shadow of comfort in a weary land. He is as close as the mention of his name. Call on him today. He will not let you down!
Trusting in Jesus,
Sullivan Jones