Psalms 36-39 Stronghold

June 21st, Psalms 36-39

       So if your a detail oriented person you might have noticed my failure to go in the right order yesterday. Here's the u-turn for the day...
       The word that caught my attention was STRONGHOLD. The psalmist uses a lot of words like this. It would be interesting how they thought of a stronghold verses a rock, strong tower, or fortress. My first thought for a strong hold is related to our season of tornadoes this spring. People down south with out a basement, who build a stronghold. A room built into the ground to outlast the power of a storm.
       I think of a rock climber. Surely some of the places where anchors are placed into a rocky grag can be more or less secure. Your life is connected to the line. The quality of that placement and the kind of rock is important.
       I think of vaults like in the Oceans 11,12,13 movies. Security layers upon layers to protect against thieves.
       I think of a day when strongholds won't be necessary because storms won't destroy, God will be the adrenaline rush we seek, and our treasured possession will be Christ alone and no one is going to steal him.
       Until then God is our strong hold when the winds blow. He is our strong hold when our lives hang on the face of the rock. He is our strong hold, because not only is he the safe but the contents therein!
      When you live in the south they tell you to have a plan...what's yours? The storms will blow.