A Hiding Place for the Helpless
by John Piper
A Hiding Place for the Helpless
By John Piper
How abundant is your goodness, which you have
. . . worked for
those who take refuge in you. (Psalm 31:19)
The experience of future grace often hangs on
whether we will take
refuge in God, or whether we doubt his care and
run for cover to other
shelters.
For those who take refuge in God, the promises of
future grace are
many and rich.
None of those who take refuge in him will be
condemned. (Psalm
34:22)
He is a shield for all those who take refuge
in him. (2 Samuel
22:31)
Blessed are all who take refuge in him. (Psalm
2:12)
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of
trouble; he knows
those who take refuge in him. (Nahum 1:7)
We do not earn or merit anything by taking refuge
in God. Hiding in
something makes no contribution to the hiding
place. All it does is
show that we regard ourselves as helpless and the
hiding place as a
place of rescue.
The condition we must meet to have this grace is
not a meritorious
one; it is the condition of desperation and
acknowledged weakness and
need.
Destitution does not demand or deserve; it pleads
for mercy and looks
for grace.
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