Psalm 31:3 (KJV)
Thought for Today: I was reading recently the story of a 92 year old man, John Trippon, who is one of the few remaining soldiers left from the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. The Germans had built bunkers on top of the cliffs on the beach, making landing troops incredibly difficult. John recounts how he made his way to the shore, only to sink into a 20 foot pit made by German shells that had landed in the water. He had to shed all of his gear, including his gun, grenades and ammunition in order to be able to swim. When John arrived on the shore it was littered with bodies. He made his way to a the face of a cliff, which was so steep that the Germans could not shoot down at the troops standing next to the cliff.
Perhaps today you are struggling, having made your way out of the deep water of difficult circumstances only to find yourself in the midst of a new set of difficult circumstances. You may lack energy to fight this next battle due to having to use all of your resources to make your way out of the pit of your last set of circumstances. What can you do? Run to the rock, our fortress, Jesus Christ. In Him, you can find protection, safety and strength. Within this fortress, the fiery arrows of the enemy of your soul cannot penetrate.
It is likely that you know the rest of the story. John recalls how shelling from the ships took out the enemy fortifications and the soldiers were then able to scale the cliffs, eventually securing the beach and pushing forward toward victory. In the same way, we too can move forward from difficult circumstances and experience victory. Had the soldiers not sought the protection of the edge of the cliffs, they surely would have died. If we don't see the protection of our Lord, we too shall never experience victory over our difficulties. My prayer today is that you would run, as fast as you can, from any difficulties to the protection and peace of our Lord.
Heavenly Father, help us to see that only you can be our fortress, our strength, our protection.
