Running Into the Strong Tower
Miersma's meditation on Proverbs 18:10 exhorts the church to place its confidence in God's name rather than worldly securities or material riches as the new year begins. Through careful exposition of the proverb's contrasts, he calls believers to embrace the sovereign protection and refuge found only in God, rejecting the world's vain pursuit of temporal happiness and false security.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Proverbs 18:10 With this issue we are once again at the beginning of a new year. Many thousands will greet each other with a "Happy New Year." Many of these will do so thoughtlessly, not realizing the implications of their words. Others may do it out of habit, not caring whether that happiness is realized or not. Some say it with doubt or fear, not knowing whether that happiness will be theirs or not. In all...
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