- Hiding Place and Shield
Psalm 119:114
Thou art my hiding place and my shield:
I hope in thy word.
The Word of God has told me about God as a hiding place and as a shield. God says He is a hiding place for me, and if I go there I can hide from the spiritual enemies who cannot get to me. Even if they could find me they couldn’t get to me because God is a shield around me to protect me. If I am hidden and protected I can live at peace and be always rejoicing.
Believers who are spiritually attacked by sin, death, and the devil too often forget this promise of God. Those who forget to go into hiding when the enemy shows up miss out on the protections that are available. Some sinners, like Adam, even try to hide from God when their sin is exposed. Jesus Christ has made it possible to hide from Sin and from the Destroyer; it involves running to the Lord instead of running away from Him, for He is not the Destroyer; He is the Protector. And He promises a place to hide, by faith in Him.
The Word of God provides the place to hide and the way to get into the hiding place. Hope comes from His Word. Reading or hearing the Word gets you into Him where you may hide and find protection. The Holy Spirit takes a word of Gospel out of the Scriptures and lays it on the heart thereby hiding and shielding me.