I recall my mother telling me how, when she was a little girl, lightning had struck their home (a little house out in the country), and how frightening it was.
Lightning storms were common in that area. So after that, if there was a lightning storm, Grandpa would get the whole family up and read aloud from the Bible until the storm passed over... sometimes all night. The Word of God became their covering and a very real place of safety.
There is power in the Word of God, beyond what we comprehend. It is our shelter, our hiding place, a blessed oasis of rest and peace. It will be strength in times of weakness, healing in times of weariness, and deep peace in troubling times. Our greatest need is to know it well.
"Every word of God is tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him."
Proverbs 30:5 Amplified Bible
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