Running to the strong tower
Where do you turn in times of trouble? Your friends, your pastor and your family may help but ultimately, only God can give us peace. In times of trouble we run to our “strong tower” (Proverbs 18:10) and only there do we feel safe. The name of the Lord is that tower of strength and we can call on His name in our times of adversity. When all else fails and we have no place else to turn, God is there. Here is a story that reminds me of how we run to God.
“A dear friend of mine who was quite a lover of the chase, told me the following story: ‘Rising early one morning,’ he said, ‘I heard the baying of a score of deerhounds in pursuit of their quarry. Looking away to a broad, open field in front of me, I saw a young fawn making its way across, and giving signs, moreover, that its race was well-nigh run. Reaching the rails of the enclosure, it leaped over and crouched within ten feet from where I stood. A moment later two of the hounds came over, when the fawn ran in my direction and pushed its head between my legs. I lifted the little thing to my breast, and, swinging round and round, fought off the dogs. I felt, just then, that all the dogs in the West could not, and should not capture that fawn after its weakness had appealed to my strength.’ So is it, when human helplessness appeals to Almighty God. Well do I remember when the hounds of sin were after my soul, until, at last, I ran into the arms of Almighty God.” — A. C. DIXON
August 20th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
You can visit the ESV website at http://www.esv.org and click on the link called “Devotions.” You will then be taken to a link called “Every Day in the Word.” This will take you to a page where the Bible is broken down into a One Year reading plan, with daily devotions from the Old Testament, New Testament and Psalms & Proverbs. Following this plan will take you through the entire Bible in one year (OT twice in one year and the New Testament once). You can even listen to the passages as you read them on the screen. It is a great way to be organized in your daily devotions.
August 20th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
I followed John Howe’s suggestion and added the “Every Day in the Word” link to this website.