When the winter temperature is 50 degrees below zero, it is brave, bold talk to say, “I do not want to hide from the cold. I want to face it, whether I have the proper clothing or not!” When we face abrasive storms of life, it is ridiculous to say, “I do not want a hiding place. I will face the storms.”
What we are hiding from is not life. We are hiding from a sinful world, from a sinister devil, from vicious temptation. We are hiding in the only place there is to hide—in God. It is our right and our privilege to know the perfect safety He has promised.
The trusting child of God is safe in Jesus Christ. When the lambs are safe in the fold, the wolf can growl and snarl outside, but he cannot get into the fold. When the child of God enters the Father’s house, the enemy of his or her soul can roar and threaten, but he cannot enter. Such a shelter is our high privilege!
Psalm 23; Psalm 61:2–4; John 10:11–15
Jesus, Our Man in Glory, 137.