A Prayer to Hold Jesus as My Refuge
By Chelsey DeMatteis
“He who dwells within the shelter of the Most Excessive will abide within the shadow of the Almighty. I’ll say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I belief.’” – Psalm 91:1-2
Blessed are those that take refuge in Him, can I get an amen? These previous few weeks have been a number of the hardest I’ve ever skilled since strolling with Jesus. The assaults of the enemy have been just like the being on the most pressurizing level of the strain cooker, and the grief of shedding a member of the family so shut has left my coronary heart damaged into items. Assaults and grief, all whereas attempting to carry it collectively for my very own little household.
By the grace of God, Jesus has been and is my refuge. God has pulled me in shut within the moments I’ve wished to crumble, which has been many occasions within the final month. He has saved me going with the reality of His Phrase. With songs which are a balm to my spirit and the prayers of different believers, He has confirmed Himself trustworthy on this storm. He has confirmed Himself regular on this swell. He has confirmed Himself truthful within the moments the enemy has spoken lies. Even writing these phrases invitations me to take a minute to breathe and exhale over the heaviness of this season. I am sure lots of you possibly can relate, and for that I am deeply sorry.
Even by way of the waves of grief and the enemy’s assaults, I’ll preserve in search of refuge within the One who created me, and I’ll select to not search refuge within the false “comforts” of this world. I’ll serve the Lord with concern, and I’ll rejoice, trembling earlier than the mighty God that I serve. On this current journey of hardship and heartache, I am reminded of these we see within the Bible strolling by way of absolute devastation, they usually nonetheless selected to belief God and be trustworthy to His calling over their life.
The one that stands out essentially the most to me on this season is Moses. He was given an unbelievable process from the Lord. Nonetheless, He endured a lot hardship, grief, conviction, and, at occasions, devastation. But, he nonetheless selected to observe God and serve him as a result of he trusted in what God stated to him from the start. It doesn’t matter what it’s that I face, I do know that I can belief that God will use what I stroll by way of to carry glory to himself and draw others nearer to Him.
Exodus 3:10-15 “Come, I’ll ship you to Pharaoh that you could be carry my folks, the kids of Israel, out of Egypt.” However Moses stated to God, “Who am I that I ought to go to Pharaoh and convey the kids of Israel out of Egypt?” He stated, “However I will probably be with you, and this shall be the signal for you, that I’ve despatched you: when you may have introduced the folks out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” Then Moses stated to God, “If I come to the folks of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has despatched me to you,’ they usually ask me, ‘What’s his identify?’ what shall I say to them?” God stated to Moses, “I’m who I’m.” And he stated, “Say this to the folks of Israel: ‘I’m has despatched me to you.’” God additionally stated to Moses, “Say this to the folks of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has despatched me to you.’ That is my identify perpetually, and thus I’m to be remembered all through all generations.”
It doesn’t matter what is it that you’re strolling by way of or will stroll by way of, maintain faithfully to the duties that God has known as you to do for His good and glory. Like Moses, recall and retell what God has stirred up in your coronary heart earlier than. Select to observe the place God leads even when it is by way of a season that’s leaving you beneath a weight you can not shake by yourself, you have been by no means meant to beat the heaviness alone, our Heavenly Father is the One who lifts the burdens. Lean into Him, and watch Him show Himself trustworthy as He at all times does. Relaxation within the reality we’re given in Psalm 91:1-2, “He who dwells within the shelter of the Most Excessive will abide within the shadow of the Almighty. I’ll say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I belief.”
Let’s pray:
Father, thanks for protecting me and carrying me by way of the darkest of occasions. You might be trustworthy to settle and regular the storms in your timing, however when it feels tumultuous, you’re with me. You might be my refuge and my protected place. Assist me see the methods you’re carrying me; remind me of the methods you have been trustworthy earlier than. Within the waves of grief and weak point, defend me from the enemy and his lies. Maintain me tightly, Father, as I take refuge inside your loving embrace. In Jesus’ identify, amen.
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Chelsey is the voice behind the Dwelling with Much less Podcast and writer of the 52-week devotional Extra of Him, Much less of Me: Dwelling a Christ-centered Life in a Me-centered World. She writes devotions for Lifeway Girls’s Journey Journal, Crosswalk.com, and iBelieve.com. She additionally writes Bible studying plans for the YouVersion Bible App. Chelsey lives in Ohio along with her husband and two youngsters. You may join along with her on Instagram @chelseydematteis and at her web site ChelseyDeMatteis.com.
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