“If, indeed the Lord be our refuge and strength, we are entitled to seek after a spirit which shall bear us above the dreads of common men.”

When the tides of tribulations come roaring into one’s life and “our men lose their hope of a future and purpose, you’ll surely watch them die a slow death in front of you.” While humanity has always been worried about the ways in which this world might end such as global warming, asteroid hitting the earth, engineered diseases, nuclear war, overpopulation or robot takeovers; nothing instills fear into the heart as quick as having to “live” with an inescapable threat to one’s own personal livelihood, mind or body! When the “worldly” solutions of money, fame, power and the creativity of one’s mind fail to provide the means of escape, where can one go to find refuge for one’s soul? During the dark and dangerous periods of the Reformation Martin Luther found in Psalms 46 the answer to this question … refuge is found in the Lord! “A sense of nearness and graciousness of God is the antidote to fear,” for in His sovereignty He promises to not only do good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28) but to grant them strength, endurance and peace that surpasses all understanding! While non-believers might not see the logic of having faith in One who cannot be seen, though saints might get perplexed (2 Corinthians 4:8-12) they need not fear any peril because they can always run to their ever present Father to find divine protection, strength and refuge! The following sermon is going to focus first on the false refuge of the things of this world and finish with what refuge in God looks like.