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)
