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“And a Man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert (protection) from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land” (Isaiah 32:2).
Some years ago, I was on a wilderness camping trip with some good friends in the northern part of the state of Minnesota, U.S.A. It had been a nice day for traveling by canoe, but that night a terrific storm came up. Our tent was among some trees, but we still felt the strong wind and very heavy rain. Eventually the floor of our tent felt almost like a waterbed, there was so much water on the ground from the rain. But our tent was a good one and did not leak, so that we stayed perfectly dry. By the morning the sun was shining again.
We all need protection in the storms of life — the difficulties that come upon us from time to time. Sometimes those difficulties seem like a hurricane! But as our verse says, at other times what we need is a good drink of fresh water, or perhaps shelter from the hot sun. We have different kinds of spiritual needs in our lives, but whatever we need, the Lord Jesus will provide that for us, if we ask Him. He is the “Man” referred to in this verse.
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