{"id":7160,"date":"2018-09-17T10:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T14:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=7160"},"modified":"2018-09-17T10:34:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T14:34:21","slug":"but-you-are-a-tower-of-refuge-to-the-poor-o-lord-a-tower-of-refuge-to-the-needy-in-distress-you-are-a-refuge-from-the-storm-and-a-shelter-from-the-heat-isaiah-254-nlt","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/but-you-are-a-tower-of-refuge-to-the-poor-o-lord-a-tower-of-refuge-to-the-needy-in-distress-you-are-a-refuge-from-the-storm-and-a-shelter-from-the-heat-isaiah-254-nlt","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat&#8221; (Isaiah 25:4 NLT)."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eke81\" data-offset-key=\"b1fb2-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b1fb2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b1fb2-0-0\">THE LORD IS A TOWER OF REFUGE FROM THE STORM<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eke81\" data-offset-key=\"5n0g7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5n0g7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5n0g7-0-0\">In the midst of Isaiah&#8217;s prophecy concerning the nations, he makes this declaration concerning the Lord. The Lord is a strong tower of refuge and a shelter for the poor and distressed. As we consider the aftermath of Hurricane Florence on Eastern NC, may we take encouragement from Isaiah&#8217;s words. Many are getting up this day and feeling discouraged. But the Lord is a shelter from the muggy heat and distress that follows a storm.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eke81\" data-offset-key=\"ceft7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ceft7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ceft7-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"eke81\" data-offset-key=\"djvrp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"djvrp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"djvrp-0-0\">Let us offer help and serve those who are in need in the name of Jesus. And let us also make sure to pray for them and offer this word from Isaiah to them, that the Lord is a strong tower and refuge from the storm!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE LORD IS A TOWER OF REFUGE FROM THE STORM<br \/>\nIn the midst of Isaiah&#8217;s prophecy concerning the nations, he makes this declaration concerning the Lord. The Lord is a strong tower of refuge and a shelter for the poor and distressed. As we consider the aftermath of Hurricane Florence on Eastern NC, may we take encouragement from Isaiah&#8217;s words. Many have lost homes and possessions, but the Lord is a refuge to the poor. Many are getting up this day and feeling discouraged. But the Lord is a shelter from the muggy heat and distress that follows a storm..<\/p>\n<p>Let us offer help and serve those who are in need in the name of Jesus. And let us also make sure to pray for them and offer this word from Isaiah to them, that the Lord is a strong tower and refuge from the storm!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1290],"scripture-chapter":[1358],"oyb_day":[1787],"location":[],"class_list":["post-7160","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-isaiah","scripture-chapter-1358","oyb_day-september-17"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/7160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7160"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=7160"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=7160"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=7160"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=7160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}