God is our refuge

• God, you are my refuge into eternity Sophie Scholl
• God who preceded all existence is a refuge. Maimonides
• Find refuge in God’s presence. Find comfort in his people. Max Lucado
• He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. Psalm 91:2
• The god excuse, the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument. George Carlin
• I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Psalm 91:2
• You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble…. Psalm 32:7
• For you have been a refuge to the poor, a refuge to the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.” Isaiah 25:4
• Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God’s house is a place of peace. Max Lucado
• Are you in the wilderness? Find refuge in God’s presence. Find comfort in his people. Max Lucado
• He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. Psalm 91:4a
• Because you have made the LORD your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent. Psalm 91:9-10
• My soul, alas, needs these uneasinesses in outward things, to be driven to take refuge in God. Henry Martyn
• This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30
• From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. Psalm 61:2-3
• God is not an employer looking for employees. He is an Eagle looking for people who will take refuge under his wings. John Piper
• Step by step will those who trust Him find that ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.’ Mary Baker Eddy
• I lift my hands to believe again. You are my refuge. You are my strength. As I pour out my heart, these things I remember, You are faithful, God, forever. Chris Tomlin
• God of peace, you are at the center of my life, a strong refuge of peace in the whirlwind of my pain. I look to you for strength and a constant assurance of hope. Joyce Rupp
• My hope is in you, Lord. Be my refuge, for You are my strength…. Into Your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit. You have redeemed me, Lord, God of Truth. Bernadette Soubirous
• God of peace, you are at the center of my life, a strong refuge of peace in the whirlwind of my pain. I look to you for strength and a constant assurance of hope.  Joyce Rupp
• When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself. Charles R. Swindoll
• God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, the helpless, and the miserable. They find not only sanctuary in his arms, but also a kind of superiority, soothing to their macerated egos; he will set them above their betters. L. Mencken
• Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don’t need to search any further for security. Elisabeth Elliot
• Faith is not a refuge from reality. It is a demand that we face reality … The true subject matter of religion is not our own little souls, but the Eternal God and His whole mysterious purpose, and our solemn responsibility to Him. Evelyn Underhill
• Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is a choice based on the knowledge that we belong to God and have found in God our refuge and our safety and that nothing, not even death, can take God away from us. Henri Nouwen
• You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, Who abide in His shadow for life, say to the Lord, ‘My refuge, my Rock in whom I trust! And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hands. Michel Joncas
• That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and his desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and say to Him, “Thou art my refuge, because Thou art my home”. George MacDonald
• Warned by such evidences of their spiritual illness, believers profit by their humiliations. Robbed of their foolish confidence in the flesh, they take refuge in the grace of God. And when they have done so, they experience the nearness of the divine protection which is to them a strong fortress. John Calvin
• If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you. Pope Benedict XVI
• There is something you can’t fix, can’t heal, or can’t escape, and all you can do it trust God. Finding ultimate refuge in God means you become so immersed in his presence, so convinced of his goodness, so devoted to his lordship that you find even the cave is a perfectly safe place to be because he is there with you. John Ortberg
• After a hard day scrambling to find your way around in the world, it’s assuring to come home to a place you know. God can be equally familiar to you. With time you can learn where to go for nourishment, where to hide for protection , where to turn for guidance. Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God’s house is a place of peace. Max Lucado
• In scripture we are told of some trusting in God and others trusting in idols, and that God is our refuge, our strength, our defense. In this sense God is the rock of his people, and false Gods are called the rock of those that trust in them. In the same sense the Gods of the King who shall do according to his will are called Mahuzzims, munitions, fortresses, protectors, guardians, or defenders. Isaac Newton
• In the secret of God’s tabernacle no enemy can find us, and no troubles can reach us. The pride of man and the strife of tongues find no entrance into the pavilion of God. The secret of his presence is a more secure refuge than a thousand Gibraltars. I do not mean that no trials come. They may come in abundance, but they cannot penetrate into the sanctuary of the soul, and we may dwell in perfect peace even in the midst of life fiercest storms. Hannah Whitall Smith
• I love to say that not only is the throne room of God a place of reverence, it’s always a place of refuge. So when everything else in life seems to be shifting, or breaking and shaking apart, there’s a place that is always stable, safe, and constant. When we draw near to God in worship, and approach His throne, we tap into that. It’s a very re-assuring place, where we’re reminded that there’s a God on His throne, and even when we don’t understand everything, we can trust it to Him. Matt Redman
• We have a friend and protector, from whom, if we do not ourselves depart from Him, nor power nor spirit can separate us. In His strength let us proceed on our journey, through the storms, and troubles, and dangers of the world. However they may rage and swell, though the mountains shake at the tempests, our rock will not be moved: we have one friend who will never forsake us; one refuge, where we may rest in peace and stand in our lot at the end of the days. That same is He who liveth, and was dead; who is alive forevermore; and hath the keys of hell and of death. Reginald Heber
• Like all good metaphors, the idea of God as a refuge is also an invitation to respond. The emphasis on refuge is designed to encourage the reader actively to seek Yahweh as such — to choose him as their source of protection and sustenance. Although he objectively is a refuge, the individual worshipper must choose to allow him to be so in their daily life. And so Brueggemann is not wrong to focus on the refuge metaphor connoting the intimacy of personal faith. The metaphor is made “efficacious” by trusting God. God is a refuge; but He also becomes our refuge when we put our trust in him. Melinda Cousins

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God is our fortress

• A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing: our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing. Martin Luther
• I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Psalm 91:2
• The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” 2 Samuel 22:2
• Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. Psalm 31:2-3

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God is a shield

• A fiery shield is God’s Word; of more substance and purer than gold, which, tried in the fire, loses nought of its substance, but resists and overcomes all the fury of the fiery heat; even so, he that believes God’s Word overcomes all, and remains secure everlastingly, against all misfortunes; for this shield fears nothing, neither hell nor the devil. Martin Luther
• A safe stronghold our God is still. A trusty shield and weapon. Martin Luther
• Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Psalm 144:1-2
• Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow. Our Father will either shield you from suffering, or he will give you strength to bear it. Saint Francis de Sales
• Don’t obey God to get things. Obey God to get God. He is your shield and your very great reward. Mike Pilavachi
• God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if God is my friend? Joseph Smith, Jr.
• God is the shield of the nonviolent.  Mahatma Gandhi
• God shields the souls of the innocent the best He can from the Devil’s torments. Katherine Howe
• God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it. Saint Francis de Sales
• He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Psalm 115:9-11
• I feel a complete protection on my pilgrimage. God is my shield. There are no accidents in the Divine Plan nor does God leave us unattended. No one walks so safely as those who walk humbly and harmlessly with great love and great faith. Peace Pilgrim
• I know what I say; I understand my mission and business. God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if God is my friend? Joseph Smith, Jr.
• I love you Lord, you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior. And my God is my rock in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold. I will call on the Lord who is worthy of praise. I praise the Lord, my God, my best friend, for giving me the ability, the desire, the love and the guidance that brought me here today. Without you, I would be nothing. Gary Carter
• I’ll tell you the only way to survive: Ask God to place a semi-permeable shield around your heart: One that only allows what He loves to enter. Yasmin Mogahed
• Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan. John Bunyan
• See the sun! God’s crest upon His azure shield, the Heavens. Philip James Bailey
• The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior. And my God is my rock in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold. Gary Carter
• The LORD is my strength and my shield. Psalm 28:7-8
• The only true conqueror who shall be crowned in the end is he who continues until war’s trumpet is blown no more…. Christian, wear your shield close to your armor and cry earnestly to God, that by His Spirit you may endure to the end. Alistair Begg
• The priesthood of God is a shield. It is a shield against the evils of the world. That shield needs to be kept clean; otherwise, our vision of our purpose and the dangers around us will be limited. James E. Faust
• We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate for our inadequacies and repair our imperfections. Dallin H. Oaks
• When doubt comes against us, we have to lift up the shield of faith. Joyce Meyer
• When doubt comes against us, we have to lift up the shield of faith. We do this when we open our mouth and say what God’s Word says, rather than grumbling and complaining about the problem. Joyce Meyer
• Whenever our sins press hard against us, whenever Satan would drive us to despair, we must hold up this shield, that God does not want us to be overwhelmed in everlasting destruction, for He has ordained His Son to be the salvation of the world. John Calvin
• Ya Allah, envelop our hearts with a shield of your light and mercy, so the pain doesn’t penetrate. Yasmin Mogahed
• You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. Psalm 119:114

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God is our armour

• We must not confide in the armour of God, but in the God of this armour, because all our weapons are only mighty through God. William Gurnall
• Let no one consider themselves to be the ‘armour’ of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression! Pope Francis
• If you will tell me when God permits a Christian to lay aside his armour, I will tell you when Satan has left off temptation. Like the old knights in war time, we must sleep with helmet and breastplate buckled on, for the arch-deceiver will seize our first unguarded hour to make us his prey. The Lord keep us watchful in all seasons, and give us a final escape from the jaw of the lion and the paw of the bear. Charles Spurgeon
• We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the “whole armour of God,” that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground. Corrie Ten Boom
• Satan is a “roaring lion, [who] walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” And he will devour us unless we “put on the whole armour [or power] of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” (See 1 Peter 5 and Ephesians 6) Sheri L. Dew

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God is our shelter

• In a storm there is no shelter like the wings of God. Thomas Brooks
• Our God, our help in ages past , Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. Isaac Watts

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God keeps us safe

• …the person who surrenders absolutely to God, with no reservations, is absolutely safe. From this safe hiding-place he can see the devil , but the devil cannot see him. Soren Kierkegaard
• God is your safety and your home. You are well embraced. Henri Nouwen
• Not merely does God will to guide us in the sense of showing us his way, that we may tread it; he wills also to guide us in the more fundamental sense of ensuring that, whatever happens, whatever mistakes we may make, we shall come safely home. Slippings and strayings there will be, no doubt, but the everlasting arms are beneath us; we shall be caught, rescued, restored. This is God’s promise; this is how good he is. I. Packer
• The man who has made God his dwelling place will always have a safe habitation. Aiden Wilson Tozer
• When I trust deeply that today God is truly with me and holds me safe in a divine embrace, guiding every one of my steps I can let go of my anxious need to know how tomorrow will look, or what will happen next month or next year. I can be fully where I am and pay attention to the many signs of God’s love within me and around me. Henri Nouwen There is one safe and happy place, and that is in the will of God. David Livingstone I was raised to believe that you’re safe in God’s hands. Megan Fox

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God provides protection

• I walk with God, and He protects me. Dan Harmon
• May God protect me from gloomy saints. Teresa of Avila
• May God protect us from all the religions! Mehmet Murat Ildan
• God, protect me from my friends, that they have not power over me.
• God will protect us, but to make sure, carry a heavy club Gypsy Rose Lee
• God protects those he loves from worthless reading. Johann Kaspar Lavater
• God, guide and protect us. When we’re wrong, please correct us. Bob Marley
• Thou hast giv’n me power to protect myself from thy bitterest enemies. William Blake
• The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools. Larry Niven
• God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don’t run after them. Rick Warren
• Everybody has a God and believes that his God will deliver him and protect him from his enemies! Malcolm X
• God’s love does not protect us from suffering. God’s love protects us in the midst of suffering. Hans Kung
• The Lord protects, guides, and watches over those who are His trusted friends in His work. Henry B. Eyring
• God has been described by all the scriptures of the world as protector and saviour of the sinner. Mahatma Gandhi
• One of my acting teachers once said that rejection is God’s protection. There’s something in it. Jillian Michaels
• At their core, when things really matter, people see a need to turn to God for strength and protection. Lee Greenwood
• Worship strengthens you. It gives you a sense of God’s presence and ultimately His protection and provision. T. D. Jakes
• He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone. Abu Bakr
• We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace. John Bevere
• We’re supposed to depend upon God for our protection and our provision and for our daily bread, not for our government. Sharron Angle
• You are protected. But if you don’t take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation. Paulo Coelho
• Cast fear forever from your heart. God’s love protects the sparrow: surely He is near His children who rely on His faithfulness! Frances J Roberts
• All the religions of the world describe God pre-eminently as the Friend of the friendless, Help of the helpless, and Protector of the weak. Mahatma Gandhi
• God sends his angels to protect us and his Word as a star to guide us. Then he surrounds us with his grace. We become his depot, the distribution point of God’s gifts. Max Lucado
• Because God loves us, he gives us practical teaching and boundaries to protect our hearts. The whole thing is one big expression of a father’s love for his children. Jennifer Rothschild
• May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the word of God direct us. Be always ours this day and for evermore. Saint Patrick
• We cannot protect ourselves from trouble, but we can dance through the puddles of life with a rainbow smile, twirling the only umbrella we need — the umbrella of God’s love. Barbara Johnson
• What if God’s ‘NO,’ is really a gift? His way to protect us from what we cannot see, provide something better than we can imagine, or be part of the process of growing us closer to Him. Lysa TerKeurst
• Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence… To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless. Paramahansa Yogananda
• It is impossible to govern the world without God. It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits and humbly implore his protection and favor. George Washington
• I know that there is a God – the God within me that’s always present and will protect me. I’m not afraid to climb any mountain, because I know that I’m protected. Even if I fall and die, I’m still protected. My faith is on that level. Halle Berry
• I feel a complete protection on my pilgrimage. God is my shield. There are no accidents in the Divine Plan nor does God leave us unattended. No one walks so safely as those who walk humbly and harmlessly with great love and great faith. Peace Pilgrim
• …unless the grace of God comes to the help of our frailty, to protect and defend it, no man can withstand the insidious onslaughts of the enemy nor can he damp down or hold in check the fevers which burn in our flesh with nature’s fire. John Cassian
• Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him. John of the Cross
• We can’t have it both ways. We can’t expect God to protect us in a crisis and just leave Him over there on the shelf in our day-to-day living. I wonder if sometimes He isn’t waiting for us to wake up, He isn’t maybe running out of patience. Ronald Reagan
• Wherever you go, God is with you – watching over you, protecting you, and providing the truth you need for every situation. The question is, will you open your heart to His Word, apply it to your life, and allow God to change you so that He can use you in ways far greater than you can imagine . Charles Stanley
• Human nature is such that humans can turn to God anywhere at any time, and by believing in His care and protection, and thinking in accordance with this belief, fill their hearts with peace and poise, rebuild their bodies into health and strength, and surround themselves with harmonious and joyous conditions. Emmet Fox
• Grant, Goddess, thy protection, And in protection, strength, And in strength, understanding, And in understanding, knowledge, And in knowledge the knowledge of justice, And in the knowledge of justice, the love of it, And in that love, the love of all existences, And in the love of all existences, the love of Goddess and all goodness. Iolo Morganwg
• Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering…. The love of God did not protect His own Son…. He will not necessarily protect us – not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A lot of hammering and chiseling and purifying by fire will have to go into the process. Elisabeth Elliot
• The desire for guidance, love, and support prompts men to form the social or moral conception of God. This is the God of Providence, who protects, disposes, rewards, and punishes; the God who, according to the limits of the believer’s outlook, loves and cherishes the life of the tribe or of the human race, or even of life itself; the comforter in sorrow and unsatisfied longing; he who preserves the souls of the dead. This is the social or moral conception of God. Albert Einstein
• Two ideas are psychologically deep-rooted in man: self-protection and self-preservation. For self-protection man has created God, on whom he depends for his own protection, safety and security, just as a child depends on its parent. For self-preservation man has conceived the idea of an immortal Soul or Atman, which will live eternally. In his ignorance, weakness, fear, and desire, man needs these two things to console himself. Hence he clings to them deeply and fanatically. Walpola Rahula