Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult;
And those who hate You have lifted up their head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.—Psalm 83:1-3
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.—Colossians 3:3
As a believer I am one of God’s “sheltered” ones. I am in Christ. I stand forgiven…permanently in His unmerited favor.
For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.—1 Thessalonians 4:9-11
Colossians 3 tells me that my life is hidden with Christ in God. My shelter is in my Jesus. Beloved…we, as believers, walk through this life under His covering blanket of security. Our God is in sovereign control...no one can snatch us from His hand. Enveloped in the lovingkindness and care of our God, we live and move and have our being.
37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”—Luke 6:37-40
As a true child of God, Jesus holds one of my hands and God, my Father, the other. They are united in purpose and in action. (I and My Father are one.”) My safety and security is their priority. To get to me, you have to go through God first. He is the Good Shepherd who gives His life for His flock. I am His lamb…I BELONG to Him! He has hedged me behind and before and has laid His hand upon me. The eternal God is my refuge, and underneath are His everlasting arms.
Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.—Psalm 116:7
5 For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.—Psalm 27:5
