"FOR THOU HAST BEEN A SHELTER ... AND A STRONG TOWER." Thou art my God, and the rock of my salvation. That rock was Christ. He was first promised, then prefigured, and then manifested. He is the smitten rock which supplies His thirsty ones; the rock of ages which sustains His feeble ones; the great rock which revives His weary ones; the high rock which protects His hunted ones; and the cleft rock which hides His timid and fearful ones. In this rock we are safe. From this rock we can see the land which is far off. By this rock we are sheltered from the storm, and screened from the scorching sun. We often wander from it. At a distance we learn its value and sigh for the privilege it confers. But wherever we may be it is accessible to us. Yet we need a guide to conduct us and a friend to assist us. Then let us determine with the Psalmist, however far off we may be: "From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee; when my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Jesus is all we need. He has all we can possibly want. Prayer is always allowed, approved, encouraged, rewarded. Led to him, we shall be raised above our fears, above our foes, and above our expectations.

For Meditation:
When sorely afflicted, and ready to faint,
Before my Redeemer, I'll spread my complaint:
In every new trial, to Him will I cry,
Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.