My Refuge

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

October 15, 2025

My Refuge

God is our refuge and strength,
    always ready to help in times of trouble.

“Be still, and know that I am God!”

Psalm 46:1, 10a

Where is your refuge? I know today’s text affirms God is our refuge. I am asking, “where is your refuge as a particular location, your safe place?” I have two: my home and my church. They both have spaces used for different purposes, and I am blessed to know I am safe, secure, and loved in those spaces. Knowing my home as a refuge was especially realized by me after Cheryl and I took a long trip. We were away from our home, and church, for seventeen days. At the end of our trip, we both longed to be in our safe places where we are secure and where we especially experience God as our refuge and strength.

The Apostle John wrote, “For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24) Because God is Spirit, God is with me 24/7, no matter where I may be. Yes, and amen. Even so, the familiarity of surroundings I know as my safe places is a blessing. In my home, I have a place to sleep, a place to prepare and consume food, a place to study and work, a place to welcome guests, and a place to relax. In my church, I have a place for worship and participation in the sacrament, a place for fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ, and a place for study. In all these places, I know I am loved and accepted and valued.

My Takeaway: I wrote a few days ago about God’s heart, our home. (Psalm 91) My safe places here inspire be to become more comfortable with God as my true home. In God’s home for me, I receive his loving words of acceptance and His joy in calling me His own.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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