A Stronghold in the Day of Trouble

"The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him." Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good. He, by his very character, is good. Goodness does not just characterize God, but he is good. God's goodness is not just a saying, but he is good!

God is a stronghold in the day of trouble. A stronghold is a refuge, a fortified place. When we are in trouble, we can run to our refuge, our fortified place - the Lord. He will protect us. The Lord is our castle. We can run to the tower of the castle and find help.

A stronghold is also a defense. He will defend us against the onslaught of Satan, the World and the flesh. When we get overwhelmed, overcome and weary, we can run to our Stronghold for defense.

The Lord knows those that trust in Him. When we run to Him as our Stronghold, we never have to worry about being refused entrance. The Lord always knows us, and the "guard" will always let us in. We never have to show a pass, or identification. We can always go right in. We have constant and immediate access!

Those who struggle with a sinful stronghold in their life need to forsake their sinful habits we call strongholds and run to the Lord as their stronghold. Trading their sinful stronghold for the Stronghold of the Lord will result in tremendous blessing!