Security

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psa 91:1

Is there any place that is safe? Can you rest at any time knowing that you are secure? Yes, but not in any city or building.
Yesterday evening, one of our Prime Timer leaders was preparing for the evening event. Knowing there are people all around our buildings, she took necessary precautions to hide her purse in what she thought would be a secure location. During the same time, two of our staff saw a man in the hallway that led them to believe he was a construction worker that needed water. In less than 30 minutes we knew two facts:
He was not a construction worker.
The purse was gone.
No, as much as it pains me to say it-one is not safe in a church building. Police reports, insurance reports, security procedures have all been handled. We still do not know who this man was or why he was inside the building.
I do know this; robbery goes on each week inside this church building. Statistics reveal that several hundred church attenders at this location alone, rob from God each week. I have said for years, "One place I always lock my doors are at a church, because anyone that would rob from God would rob from anyone else." (Malachi 3:8)
Sadly, the fact is that in today's world, you are not secure at home, in a church building, in a police station, or even a hospital.
So I ask again, is there any place that is safe? Can you rest at any time knowing that you are secure? Yes. Not in a place, but in a person. My security, my social security, my eternal security, my security deposit, is in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thieves can steal my stuff, but they can't steal my soul. They can rob me of happiness, but they can't take away my joy! Criminals can take temporary treasures, but they can never take my eternal, heavenly treasures.

May the beloved of the LORD dwell in security by Him, Who shields him all the day, And he dwells between His shoulders. Deut 33:12