names of God: Refuge

names of God: Refuge by ric gustafson


Isaiah 25:4- ' For thou hast been a refuge ftom the storm'.


This name refers to God the Father. A refuge was a place that offered shelter from danger. The prophet in this passage is proclaiming the power and might of God. He is rejoicing in the shelter that God has provided. The prophet is also proclaiming that God will overcome death.
A young Englishman was out walking when he got caught in a thunderstorm. He found shelter in a cave and tried to find something to write down what he had just witnessed. Just then, a playing card blew at his feet, he picked it up and wrote some words down. The words that Augustus Toplady wrote down on that playing card would become one of the world's most famous hymns. ' Rock of ages, cleft for me' describes God being our refuge. God our refuge knows when we will need a place to be safe from life's storms and he will provide that without fail.


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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric