逃向哪里？

I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Generations of generations, people kept on seeking for love, peace and joy in this world. There are a lot of books talking about how to live happily. For example, one book claims that they had found the secret of happy life. The secret is to think positively about everything, and magic would come, people would find everything pointing to the positive way, and they can get whatever they want. Is that true? Can this world really be changed by our positive mind? No way. This attitude is more like self comfort. It actually encourages people to accept the reality in a positive way. That’s it. There is still sadness, suffering, sickness, war, death…

The other ways of seeking happy life and peaceful mind is to escape to their own world, such as quiet music, TV shows, Yoga, meditation, romantic stories etc. Arts, wisdom books or meditation sometimes do bring us temporally peace, but once we face the real world, anxiety, disappointment and depression would take over the peace.

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. We are mourning, we are suffering, Where is our hiding place from all our troubles and sorrows? Escaping from troubles and sorrows are not necessarily wrong. But we may run to the wrong direction with wrong reason.

Bible teaches us that we are living in a sinful world. We are suffering and dying because of our sin. Unless sin is completely destroyed, there won’t be peace in this world. Is there any hope? Is there any hope? Yes, there is hope! For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Jesus died on the cross, three days later, He resurrected from death. He conquered sin and death—two enemies we could never defeat on our own. On that cross of death, sin and righteousness met. Kindom of heaven already come but not yet fully fufilled. There is still Suffering and death, but death will die eternally when Jesus comes the second time.

David said to the Lord: “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Where shall we hide when trouble comes? Where shall we hide when final judgement comes? Run to Jesus Christ, our savior. Run to him! Only in him our sins are forgiven. Only in him, our heart would be comforted. When we suffer, he is at present. He knows perfectly how our sorrow is, because he suffered, he was temptated, but he never sin. God is good and he does goods. Repent and turn our heart to Jesus, our savior. When we ask for help, He listens and answers. He is the light in the dark world. God created us for his own glory. Unless we rest in him, we won’t have peace.

We will continously suffer, we may die someday, but there is hope, the hope is our Lord Jesus Christ. On That Final Day, He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.

Praise the Lord. Come, Lord Jesus, come.