Proverbs 18 (Joyce)
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18: 10
As we grow in the Lord and trust Him more and more every day we gather strength and find security. The following story is relayed about a woman who knew the name of the Lord as a strong tower and we can run to it for safety. During the US Civil War, fierce fighting was taking place near Moorefield, West Virginia. Because the town was close to enemy lines, it would be controlled one day by Union troops, and the next by Confederates.
In the heart of the town lived an old woman. According to the testimony of a Presbyterian minister, one morning several enemy soldiers knocked on her door and demanded breakfast. She asked them in and said she would prepare something for them.
When the food was ready, she said, "It's my custom to read the Bible and pray before breakfast. I hope you won't mind." They consented, so she took her Bible, opened it at random, and began to read Psalm 27. "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (v.1). She read on through the last verse: "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart" (v.14). When she finished reading, she said, "Let us pray." While she was praying, she heard sounds of the men moving around in the room. When she said "amen" and looked up, the soldiers were gone.
This story reminds us that the Lord will help us because He is an incredible tower, especially when we are challenged in ways that make us feel weak or insecure. Be encouraged that the Lord will be all that we need in and ready in our times of need.
