The Lord is Good!

Nahum 1:7 - "The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him."

Do we know the Gatekeeper, the One in whom we can take refuge when all hell is coming against us? His Name is Jesus Christ and He only allows refuge to those whom He knows! We cannot expect to turn to God in a crisis and imagine Him allowing us sanctuary if we have been living like the devil. The Lord is compassionate and slow to anger with much patience. However, He is also good. Many people think that "good" means God is a Santa Claus or a sugar daddy that will say, "Oh that's okay!" and wink at their sin and give them a few hundred bucks to get them out of a jam. God is good, but He is first of all fair. He will not be mocked but will be both merciful and full of justice. If we accept His mercy, we best be able to also accept His righteous nature and character.

Once we know "the Lord is good" and understand He a Father who disciplines His children in love, then we will know the strength of His stronghold. There will be nothing to assail us for we have put our trust in the One who is vigilant to watch and keep us through every danger.

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“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe