Our Everlasting Rock

Today’s Reading: Isaiah 26:3-13

Isaiah 26:4 — Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.

God promises to be our rock. Israel is a rocky land in many places with caves and crevices where one can find shelter from a storm or hide from one’s enemies. The idea of God being our everlasting rock is that we have a secure foundation on which we can build our lives and find refuge.

Throughout the Old Testament we see declarations that God is the Rock of my salvation (Deuteronomy 32:15; 2 Samuel 22:47; Psalm 89:26; 95:1). David had to hide from Saul in caves. David knew God as the Rock of his salvation, meaning the God who delivered him from his enemies.

Both Moses and Elijah had revelations of God’s power and glory when they were in clefts of rock (Exodus 33; 1 Kings 19). We see that we can hide in the everlasting Rock for safety and deliverance, and to hear God’s voice whisper to us words of truth, life, and encouragement.

Jesus Christ is likened to a rock in the New Testament. He is the chief cornerstone of the church upon which everything else is built. He is our firm foundation that the storms of life can never wash away. Paul called Jesus our spiritual Rock that gushes forth the waters of life in dry places (1 Corinthians 10:4).

Jesus Christ is the eternal Rock we can hide in and cling to that does not change or move when all else is our lives is shaken and falling apart. Jesus our Rock is a landmark that we can look to from wherever we are to help us navigate our lives. Run to the Rock and abide in the cleft of the Rock a soon as trouble comes. You can trust in the Lord Jesus Christ forever.

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