"The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." [Prov 18:10] A tower is a building “raised to a considerable elevation…a [fortified place…strong hold; a place of defense or security]…” [Webster] The LORD’s name “is a strong tower.” To be strong means in this sense, “well fortified; …
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Psalms 118:6
Short Devotion on Psalms 118:6 https://youtube.com/shorts/TEgd1djdc8I?feature=share
Jesus’ Overwhelming Victory
"Therefore thus saith The Lord GOD of Hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian..." [Isa 10:24] Jesus, when speaking of Himself as The Rock, said to Peter, “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the …
Our Enemy’s Powerless Intentions
"And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him…" [2 Sam 21:16-17a] In the …
Chosen and Protected
Satan stands at the right hand of Christ to resist us, to accuse us. He is, "the accuser of [the] brethren" and accuses us before God "day and night." This is shown to us visually in a vison which Zechariah had. In it, he writes for us, "And he shewed me Joshua the high priest …
A Thousand Times Better
The best place in the world to be is in God's presence: we should be continually seeking this out. David tells us that being in God's presence is the chief thing he desired in life; saying, "One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the …