Refuge in the
Rock
By Jana Letterman
G
od often communicated
with us through parables and
metaphors. He must have known
for some reason we tend to relate
better to such communication.
It allows us to compare and
contrast, somehow touch the
words and become part of them
instead of merely reading and
digesting them.
This is true in the words God
chose to describe himself. A few
such examples include water
of life (John 4:14), bread of life
(John 6:35), light of the world
(John 8:12) and in nearly 50
instances he was illustrated as a
refuge and nearly 70 as a rock.
What was God trying to convey
to us by using the examples of a
rock and a refuge? What was God
trying to explain to the Israelites
and to those who walked with
Jesus? What was God telling
David?
“Jehovah, is my Rock, my
fortress, and my deliverer; My
God, my rock in whom I will take
refuge; my shield, and the horn
of my salvation, and my high
tower,” Psalm 18:2.
What is he telling us today?
In 2014, are people looking for a
rock or a refuge? Whether people
are actively seeking a refuge
could be debated but it’s safe to
say we need one. Numbers and
statistics prove we live in a broken
world full of physical, mental and
plain sadistic pain and despair.
In the United States our bodies
are often riddled with disease.
Diseases often attributed to
stress, anxiety and heartache.
In 2010 the Center for Disease
control reported the following