Saturday, January 30, 2021

Safe

“The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe” (Proverbs 18:10).

When traveling in the Caribbean, you see all kinds of sayings, and even Bible verses, decorating vehicles. Recently, on the back of a taxi van on the island of Saint Vincent, I saw the following:

Christ’s work makes one safe!

Yes, to be saved is to be safe. Safe from the judgment that is coming on this world, and safe from eternal punishment in hell. It brought to mind the words of a hymn I grew up singing. Here is a part of it:

Safe in Christ, the weakest child
Stands in all God’s favor;
All in Christ are reconciled
Through that only Savior.
Once their sins on every side,
Seemed to tower o’er them;
Christ has stemmed the angry tide;
Been through death before them.

Are you “safe in Christ?”