Panic Room

Wouldn't you like to have a "panic room," and not just when burglars break in. There are many times when we would like to run into a safe place to hide from whatever scares or worries us. We do have such a refuge! It's in the arms of God. Deuteronomy 33:27 says "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms."

Psalm 91:2 says "He is my fortress." A fortress provides strong protection, and when the God of the universe is our fortress, we need not fear.

Matthew 23:37 says that God longs to cover us with His wings. Jesus compared the Father's protection (in Matthew 23:37) to that of a mother hen with her chicks. Have you heard the story about the hen who protected her babies by gathering them under her wings during a fire? When the fire was extinguished, the hen was dead; but her chicks had been spared by the protection of her wings. Like a mother hen, God is willing to sacrifice himself to save us.

I don't have a "panic room" in my house, but I do have one in my heart. I can take refuge from the fears and worries of life in the mighty fortress that is God. In his everlasting arms I can relax and know I'm safe. His word even says that he has carved a place for me in the palm of his hand. There's no place I'd rather be.

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Contributed byMarsha Jordan-http://www.hugsandhope.com- Web site devoted to helping critically ill children. Author Marsha Jordan grew up in a suburb of Chicago. Now a grandma disabled by Lupus, she lives in the north woods of Wisconsin with her husband of 27 years.