Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Proverbs 18

Highlight Verse:

“The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

When I was in Bible college, I wrote a whole sermon series around this and similar verses.

While a strong fortress (or tower as in some versions) is a safe place to take shelter,

that is just one of its functions.

It is also:
• A place to train for spiritual battle.
• A place to receive battle commands.
• A place to heal from battle wounds.
• And a place to celebrate victories.

Now substitute the word “church” for “fortress” and you get a glimpse of what a powerful local church body should look like.

• We should receive teaching that trains us for the spiritual battles of this world.
• We should hear the commands of God through Biblical preaching.
• We should share and accept support that helps us heal from the spiritual and emotional battle-scars of spiritual warfare.
• We should celebrate through praise and worship, the victories and lessons learned in battle, with constant thankfulness.

I am blessed to go to a church that lives out those attributes.

Thank you Pastor Alex and the whole Pillar team!

Are you part of a local church that functions as your “strong fortress”?
If not, what are you doing to change it?