Editorial March 21, 1988 Issue

The strong tower of God's allness

Ann Kenrick

From earliest times towers were built on high ground as fortresses for defense and as vantage points to watch for enemies. And in the Bible, God is often referred to as a strong tower, a refuge from trouble. For instance we read in Proverbs, "The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." Prov. 18:10. "The name of the Lord" is something we're all familiar with, but do we really understand His nature, which is the very substance of that strong tower and our refuge?

Isn't it true that when we are introduced to somebody for the first time, we are told a name, which we memorize, but as this new acquaintance becomes a friend, we get to know much more about him or her? We really begin to recognize this person by the unique individuality or character expressed. So it is with God; at first His name may seem little more than the title for a remote Deity, until we begin to understand His nature as the loving Father-Mother of all He creates. Then just as a small child runs to its father or mother when it needs comfort, so we find we have our recourse to God as a sure refuge, where we can shelter from the harsh buffetings of mortal existence.

The Psalmist sang: "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." Ps. 18:1, 2. But, we may well ask, can we have the same confidence in God as the Psalmist did when the world today is faced with much more serious problems—for example, the buildup of a nuclear arsenal that threatens the very existence of the human race?

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