The Perfect Refuge

6 Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
and the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
7 The Lord is good,
a stronghold in the day of trouble;
he knows those who take refuge in him.

-Nahum 1: 6-7 (ESV)

11 You also will be drunken;
you will go into hiding;
you will seek a refuge from the enemy.
12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
with first-ripe figs—
if shaken they fall
into the mouth of the eater.

-Nahum 3:11-12 (ESV)

I read through Nahum this morning. Lots of wrath, fire, and boom, Boom! BOOM!!! These two passages stood out to me- both having to do with the question, "Where is my refuge?" In light of what Danny spoke about last night, I confess that so often, I try to hide behind a certain image, a big smile, good performance, busy-ness...but Nahum 3 describes these places of refuge as a fig tree that you can shake and then all the figs are shaken off, leaving you exposed and naked. God, however, is the only refuge that cannot be shaken. Reminded to really find my security and identity in God today, to go to Him for refuge and protection, and not try to mask my brokenness because Jesus died for me and has overcome this world =)