After beaches, the great staple of the
English holiday outing is…the castle. Since childhood I have spent countless
happy hours exploring every tower, every battlement, every spiral staircase and
every dungeon I could get into from
From ancient times the best castles
stood on hilltops, as you see in the picture of Bamburgh on the Northumberland
coast. It stands as testament to the colour and romance of the Middle Ages, and
speaks of strength, confidence and security. They offered shelter and
protection to people and livestock.
One of the most common and powerful
images for God in our Old Testament scriptures is ‘Rock’. Psalm 62: The LORD is my rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer’ I could have mentioned Psalm 18, Proverbs 18, 2
Samuel 22….and many more. The image is not of a mere pile of stone, but of a fortified
hilltop. ‘Strong tower’ is another common image.
David, the warrior King, chose the
rock of
A Rock is not just of shelter and
security in times of turmoil, but a vantage point, a watchtower from where we
have a clearer, broader vision of all that surrounds us.
Even when we feel life is hemming us
in, besieging us with trials, God our Rock gives us safety, and hope and
perspective for the future.
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