202. A Tower of salvation
2 Samuel 22:51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
God promises to be a tower of salvation for David and the King of Israel; He promises to show mercy to His anointed David; He promises to show mercy to the seed of David forever. The Anointed is not only David and the kings but also the Anointed One, the Messiah. This one is the Seed of David, the Messiah who would come from David’s descendants, God entering human life on earth.
We believers in Jesus are identified with the Christ by faith, and so we are the seed of David forever. We are among those who receive this promise: The Lord is a tower of strength for us, and He shows mercy to us forever. The Son of David is our King and Lord, our Anointed One, who comes from heaven to earth to save us, and then He rules over us as King in His forever kingdom. This reign of Messiah is in the hearts of believers, for whom He is the tower of salvation and to whom He shows mercy forevermore.
As a tower of salvation the Lord is like a safe place, a fortress, or a castle, a place and a person to which we may run and hide. We are safe in Christ and we can hide in Him by faith any time, anywhere, for He is always there to guard and protect us. And in that tower He provides for us and cares for us. The King is our Good Shepherd. He is always beside us. He. He has come into our lives to show us the mercy of God and be in us the Love of God.