Hiding Place
Psalm 119:113-116 Amplified Bible (AMP)
113 I hate the thoughts of undecided [in religion], double-minded people, but Your law do I love. 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. 115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]. 116 Uphold me according to Your promise, that I may live; and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
I grew up in New York, and when I was five years old we moved from an apartment to a house, and one of the best things about being in our new home was the fact that we had a yard and a room that the previous owner used as a toy shop. There was also a little shed or doll house that sat all of the way in the rear right side of our yard. It was the perfect spot for a five and six year old to hide in. I used to love to go back into that little wooden house and even into the extra room and just sit and play with my dolls, and even at that young age even though I didn’t know what prayer was in a formal sense I had seen it and I liked to talk to God. For some reason at that age I enjoyed moments of silence and to be in a place where I was undisturbed. It is something that as an adult I have had to learn to rediscover and make time for in my life.
Have you ever found yourself in a space where life was so messed up, overwhelming and taxing that you felt as if you could use a hiding place; a space to just be protected, covered and safe? For most of us, we don’t realize that we have such a place; a safe place, a hiding place that we don’t have to search out or acquire, as long as we are submitted to God and in fellowship with Him through Jesus and the Holy Spirit, He is our hiding place. He is the place that we can go to and be at peace when all hell seems to be breaking loose around us. God is the calm in the storm and He is person who can hide us from our circumstances, our enemies and even “us” when it is needed. When we make an effort to just turn to Him, and connect with Him, He will connect with us and provide a place that provides of the innocence and tranquility of a child who seeks to find a place that they can call their own. Our hiding place in God is a secret to most but clearly to us a home that we have inherited because of our relationship with God through Christ.
I know in my own walk with the Lord I have needed Him to hide me, to take me in and shield me from things, people and even my own thoughts that were destructive, and counterproductive to His will in my life. Just as when I was a child, I needed a place to call my own, and to be able to escape what I knew my world was, it is the same today, I need a hiding place, I need a place that I know I can be myself when no one else understands me; a place that keeps me from prying eyes and harmful motives. A hiding place that draws me closer to my Savior, closer to His will for me, and closer to His power and protection. I am glad that God provided us all with a place that we can go, that hides us, and revives us. It is nice to have a place that connects to God and disconnects us from things and people that can suffocate our imagination and our ability to dream, build and plan. A place where the enemy cannot touch us and people cannot derail us for the Kingdom assignment on our lives. Remember God really is a present help in our time of need, He does hide us, if we allow Him to!
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