The LORD stands firm!

Psalm 9:7-10
" The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice.
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you."

When I first read this, I thought " Hallelujah, He is my stronghold! " , but as I re-read it, I realized there was much more to this! You see, our Lord is a righteous, just ruler and judge. He has come to establish His kingdom. We, as His children, are a part of that kingdom. Not only can we always turn to Him for strength but also for refuge.

According to Websters Dictionary refuge is a noun meaning:

1. shelter or protection from danger or distress
2. a place that provides shelter or protection
3. something to which one has recourse in difficulty

This means that we can turn to Him for protection and shelter when there is danger or when we are in distress! And when we look at recourse, we see even more....

According to Websters Dictionary, recourse is a noun meaning:

1. (a) a turning to something or someone for help or protection (b) a source of help or strength.
2. The right to demand payment from the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument.

The "Right to demand payment..." Now we don't tell God what to do, because then it would be "my will be done" and not "thy will be done", but according to this..." The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,..." If you are a child of God, then you have no reason to be oppressed and with God as your refuge, you have the right to demand to be set free! ( Which our freedom is found through Jesus Christ! )

Essentially the above says: The LORD is something to which we have the right to demand payment from as the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument which is Jesus Christ.
God sent His son, he used Jesus to buy us. Jesus was the "check" which bought our freedom from sin and if we will simply claim what is already ours!!

This is a great enough point, but let's add to it. It also says " Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD have never forsaken those who seek you." (verse 10 ) Those who know the LORD as thier refuge, those who have demanded thier freedom and thier protection from thier distress and sin will trust Him because they know, they KNOW that the LORD will never forsake them. They know that when they cry out, He always answers.

Even when we wander away from God and start making choices without Him. Maybe we begin to go our own way and eventually get so far away from Him that we think there's no way He's even close. When we think that we have moved so far away that there's no hope.... that's when we have the most hope!!

We can NEVER go too far away. Even when we make the wrong choices, He is there. He is always close by, even if we can't see Him for the clouds ( sin and confusion ), He is like a mighty mountain unseen in those clouds, but He is still there. He is still our pillar of strength, our strongtower, our rock and our recourse and refuge. He will answer if we will just call out!