A Look at Psalm 119:114

Psalm 119:114 “You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in Your Word.”
 

Do you trust God enough to put your hope, your life, or your family’s wellbeing in God’s Word? There is no safer place in all the universe than in the hands of our loving God. To place yourself there, you must have trust. There must be enough trust in God to put your hope in what He says. When you do that, He becomes your refuge.
 

Another term for refuge is the “strong tower.” We often read of the strong tower in the Scriptures as the place of safety. The tower was often located someplace in the vineyard where one could run when danger came. The vineyard was a type of church. The keepers of the vines were considered ministers. God was their refuge, their strong tower. They were to go into Him for safety. 

In Bible days, the tower was impregnable. With the weapons available in those days, one was completely safe upon entering the strong tower and shutting the door. Though the weaponry of the enemy has changed today (it is no longer arrows and stones, but rather guided missiles and nuclear bombs), our strong tower (Jesus Christ) is just as safe a place as He has ever been. The key is that we must “shut the door.” If the door is not shut, the enemy can easily follow us inside.
 

The door to the refuge is shut through our hope in the Word of God. Isaiah 59:19 gives us hope, “For he (Satan) will come like a pent-up flood that the breath (Spirit; standard) of the Lord drives along.” Another way to phrase this would be, “When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will put him to flight.” We stop the flood of the enemy through our hope in God’s Word. Through our trust in the Word of God, we shut the door of our refuge to any further satanic influence.
 

Now let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, ask yourself if your hope is securely founded on God’s Word.   

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