Secure In God’s Care

 In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8 NASB)

 When we watch the news at night we know from various reports that we live in a dangerous and harmful world with many threats to our personal security.  Family members, friends, and others die from drug and alcohol related problems.  Violence is on the rise.  Robberies are numerous.  Random shootings in various cities threaten daily life.  Earthquakes, tornados, fire, and damaging floods in multiple locations remind us of how vulnerable we are and how fragile life is.  

 We need a safe place to run when disaster, pain or loss seeks to overwhelm us. At times like these we often seek people or physical things to give us comfort rather than seeing God. Perhaps we hesitate to seek God because we do not feel secure in the truth that, through Jesus, we are legitimate children of God.  We assume that if we were, we would not be having trouble.