Portable Refuge

Psalms 91:9 (KJV) Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

(Proverbs 22 also read)

Twice in this Psalm we find reference to “refuge” (4268) as a noun.  Once in verse four we find the verb.  There is a lot of comfort found in this, that God is our refuge, our fortress, our hiding place.  I like the idea.  I find it giving me a sense of security.  I cling to it on a daily basis, when I am getting frustrated or moving towards fear.

However, it occurred to me based on the context, and all the other things being said, in this chapter that it is not just a passive fortress, but it is a portable refuge.  It’s not just a place that we can run into, and hide.  It is that, but it is also a matter of God going with us and being with us in these moments of trial.  Of course, the ideal way of looking at it is that we are going with God rather than He is traveling along behind us.

So?  Either way whether we run into it, or it travels with us the presence of God offers a refuge, a fortress, a sanctuary.  He Offers us a security that allows us to face the unknown future in the hands of the One who knows the future.