2 Samuel 21:2
"And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;"
Rocks are unmoving, grounded, steady. A rock doesn't change on a whim or move from its place.
A fortress is a place of safety. It if defended from attacks. It is secure, impenetrable. It is a place where people of like mind, on the same side of a cause can take refuge and find succor.
A deliverer has others in mind, thinking not of their own needs but of the needs of others. A deliverer risks life and limb to aid another. A deliverer sees evil or harm and moves to protect the victims.
All this and more is our God. David knew it from direct personal experience. Can I say the same about the God that I have experienced? Where is my fortress, rock and refuge? Where do I go when times are hard? Entertainment? Amusement? Lustful passion? Carnal appetites? Or do I forsake that which will only cause me harm, that which He came to deliver me from, and instead run to the One Who satisfies and truly fulfills?
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