{"id":10438,"date":"2024-06-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=10438"},"modified":"2024-05-23T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:35:59","slug":"stronghold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/stronghold\/","title":{"rendered":"Stronghold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/a>Stronghold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The LORD is my light and my salvation\u2014 whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life\u2014 of whom shall I be afraid?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 27:1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In God\u2019s presence, we experience His light and salvation. Nothing compares to time spent with the Lord. Confidence comes from knowing the Almighty. Once saved, always saved. Experiencing the Savior\u2019s saving grace will change your life forever.   With God on our side, we needn\u2019t fear; He becomes our stronghold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maoz, the original Hebrew word for stronghold used in this verse, refers to a fortress, a place of protection, and a helmet. We can hide in the arms of the Savior and let Him fight our battles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a recent RV trip, we didn\u2019t book enough nights. Speaking at a friend\u2019s church about my new book, Living Divinely<\/a>, we had to check out before the service and move to a different site. We tried everything not to have to switch, but nothing worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We finally gave up and gave it to God. The day before we left for the trip, the KOA called and told us our site had opened up for another night. When we placed the dilemma in God\u2019s hands, He solved the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big or small, we can take refuge in God. Our fears dissolve when we let the Lord protect and fight for us. God promises to take care of us; we should let Him. With the Lord as our salvation, whom shall we fear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We can take refuge in God\u2019s stronghold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lord, thank You for protecting us and giving us a hiding place. Forgive us for trying to solve our problems without You.  When fear takes root in us, help us overcome it with our faith in You.  Help us live fully, knowing You have our back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IJNIP Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One-minute read. Stronghold The LORD is my light and my salvation\u2014 whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life\u2014 of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 In God\u2019s presence, we experience His light and salvation. Nothing compares to time spent with the Lord. Confidence comes from knowing the Almighty. Once… Continue reading Stronghold<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10438"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10446,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10438\/revisions\/10446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}