Psalm 16:2: “Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.”
A stray bullet killed another innocent child this past week in my area.
According to a new nationwide study examining that type of gun violence, most people killed or wounded in stray-bullet shootings were unaware of events leading to the gunfire that caused their injuries or death. Nearly one-third of the victims were children, and nearly half were female.
A criminal on the run from the police hit a friend of mine as she drove home from an appointment. She suffered a double pelvic fracture and a pulmonary embolism. She was minutes from home at the time of the accident. Now she uses a wheel chair or a walker and sleeps on a hospital bed.
Unfortunately, we all can share similar stories. As I often say, we live in a fallen world with imperfect people.
Every day, I pray, put on the armor of God, and plead the blood of Jesus over me. As I looked at Psalm 16:2 today, I said to myself, “This is a perfect verse to pray each day.” I can’t think of a better person in whom to take refuge.
You may want to pray this scripture for yourself and your family too.
Further into Psalm 16, verse 8 says, “I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Because we live in a fallen world, things won’t be perfect, and sometimes we receive bad news, suffer injuries, or receive a diagnosis of an illness nobody wants. We can go to Psalm 16 and meditate on verses 2 and 8 for hope. Actually the entire psalm offers us hope.
Dear God, please keep me safe. Amen.
Application: When will you take refuge in God this week?
Copyright © by Yvonne Ortega September 11, 2012
