Psalm 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
When life threatens to overflow us, look to the Rock of Ages. He will set us on a rock — a place that is unchangeable, powerful and immovable.
Of course, this Rock is none other than the Lord Jesus Himself.
Psalm 40:1-2 I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. . . . . . [2] He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Thank God that there is a Rock which is higher than us. There is a place of stability and security where we can stand without fear of falling.
We have been set in that place by the mighty hand of the Lord.
Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Hide Thou Me
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“Sometimes I feel discouraged, — And think my life in vain. —
I'm tempted then to murmur, — And of my lot complain. — But when I think of Jesus, — And all He's done for me; — Then I cry O Rock Of Ages, — hide Thou me!
I'm tempted then to murmur, — And of my lot complain. — But when I think of Jesus, — And all He's done for me; — Then I cry O Rock Of Ages, — hide Thou me!
“O Rock Of Ages, — hide Thou me. — No other refuge have I but Thee. — When life's dark vale I wander, — Far, far from Thee; — Then I cry O Rock Of Ages, — hide Thou me!
“Sometimes it seems I dare not, — Go one step farther on, — And from my heart all courage, — Has disappeared and gone, — But I remember Jesus, — And all His love for me; — Then I cry O Rock Of Ages, hide Thou me!
“O what a friend is Jesus, — Sure Anchor for my soul, — So tender, true and gracious, — I'm safe in His control. — My help in time of danger, — My strong defense is He; — O thou blessed Rock Of Ages, — hide Thou me!”
L.R. Tolbert
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