"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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Night and Day
"And He said unto them, what man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do …
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 …
Secure With the Shepherd
In the prophecy of Micah, God gives us a wonderful glimpse of Jesus as our shepherd. The LORD speaks of Him which is to be "ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting," declaring, "And He shall stand and pasture [His flock] in the strength of The LORD, 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 …