In some
homes, owners have built safe rooms—special places where they can go for
protection should someone break into the house.
In Proverbs
18:10, Solomon reminded God’s people that God is their “safe room”
and that they could find total security in Him.
In verses
10 and 11, he described two types of security to which some people run: the
name of the Lord and wealth. The
name or character of God is described as a “strong tower.” As a captured city
might take refuge in a fortified tower, so the righteous could run to the Lord and find complete safety.
On the
other hand, the wealthy imagined their riches as a high point of safety.
Solomon sought to tell his readers that money might give a sense of security
but it would be a false security that could lead to laziness, pride, and
destruction. Yet people who are humble and find their complete security in the
unchanging and holy character of God will find true safety.
Wealth
may not be your particular “safe room.” You might tend to run instead to
something or someone else when adversity comes. But we all need to learn to
depend daily on the Lord and find a high point of safety in the safe room of
His name.
God is
our safe room. (RBC)
