The Lord has been impressing upon my heart repeatedly the truth that He is the Rock and I feel compelled to share a few thoughts.
If He is the Rock, then why build our lives on the sands of circumstances, other people, money, fame, emotions, ego, etc..? The shifting sands around us are endless. The loud voices that each seem to want to pull us in different directions can be unbearable. Our own pride and seeking the accolades of men tugs at us. Fluctuating emotions can give us quite the roller coaster ride! Even our desire to self-actualize, to feel effective and fulfilled in our jobs, clouds our vision of what is eternally important. Our children and trying so hard to literally do everything for them, could turn them into “trophy children” rather than on route to their part in God’s grand story.
Yet in the midst of all of life’s craziness, He calls us to “be still and know that I AM God.” He has not called us to some external refuge. He Himself has become our Rock of refuge against the fiercest of storms. For with a single word He orders the storms to be still.
Dear friends, let us stop looking for refuge elsewhere. Let us stop depending on shifting sands that could kill us, but rather firmly hold on to our only Rock of refuge in these turbulent times in which we live. Let us be like the wise man who built his house upon the Rock.
Time is short. Carpe Diem, Coram Deo (Seize the day in the presence of the Lord).