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For You have been a shelter for me; a strong tower from the enemy.

Psalm 61:3

As I was looking over this Psalm, it reminded me of a song I heard many years ago. I was probably 12 or 13 when I was listening to an 8 track tape in my future brother-in-law’s car. I had never heard this kind of Christian music before. The singing was incredible; two sisters and a brother singing three part harmony. The guitar player was fantastic! I had never heard sounds like that before. At first I was just listening to the music. Later I went back and concentrated on the lyrics. The tape was, “How the West was One” with the 2nd Chapter of Acts and Phil Keaggy.

Hearing Phil play made me want to learn to play guitar. I also wanted to sound like Matthew Ward singing. (Dream On!) Matthew sang a beautiful worship song called Psalm 61. Verse three stuck out for me. “Hear my cry O God, and heed to my prayer from the end of the earth I will cry to thee.” How God is our shelter from the enemy. He is our shelter through life’s road.

I’m a very anxious person. I worry about things that I can’t control. John 14:27 says, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you and not as the world gives.” Jesus give us His peace, not as Oprah or Dr. Phil give, or as the world gives. I constantly go back and reread this verse many times. I need assurance of God’s peace and protection. We all struggle with various areas of our lives. But it is great to know that we can take shelter under the wings of our Lord. Don’t we have an awesome God? Find peace and enter his shelter today.

Jim Hunt