Encased in His Presence

One of my favorite praise songs is “The Name of the Lord” by Clinton Utterbach. My first memory of this song was on a trip to England with a team that was ministering in Spennymoor and Hartlepool in the north country. One of the churches that we visited taught us the motions that they did to this song, which we still do in our church. The verse is taken straight from the scripture in Proverbs 18:10. “The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe.” When you think about it, this is a very powerful truth.
The name of the Lord encompasses His reputation, fame, glory and character, among other benefits. It declares Who He is. Jehovah Rapha is our Healer. Jehovah Jireh is our Provider. The Lord Sabaoth is our Commander in Chief. I could go on and on, for He has so many names. He will be whatever you need for that season.
A strong tower in the Hebrew is “oz migdal.” “Oz” is might, strength, whether material or physical, personal, social or political. “Migdal” is a tower, an elevated stage, a pulpit or raised bed. “Safe” is the word “sagab”, which means “to be inaccessibly high, to be too high for capture.” This verse has so much to shout about. I could paraphrase it like this: The things that I know about the Lord, Who He is and what He does, is a high place for me to run in and rest, where I am so elevated, that I am out of the enemy’s reach. It’s almost like a cocoon for me to hide in; encased in His presence. Hallelujah!
David said it also. “For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.” Psalm 61:3
When you need a place to escape from the onslaught of the pressures of life, there’s no better place than in the strong tower provided by our precious Lord. He’s always available
©2009 Kay Fox