The Lord is my refuge!

"And the Lord shut him in."—Gen. 6:18.

He who shut Noah in, did by that very act, shut out all evil . He shut out the flood, he shut out the storm, he shut out death. He gave a pledge to his faithful servant that all would be well.  Above, there was darkness; beneath, the tossing wave; around, the moaning wind; far off and near, the cries of dying multitudes; yet Noah was secure.  Jehovah had shut him in and Jehovah kept watch.

Then was he safe indeed.  No peril could reach him, no enemy could find access, no sudden mischance could surprise him.  He was as safe in the midst of the rolling waters as was Enoch in the presence of that Lord to whom he was caught up, that he might be taken away from the evil to come.

It is Jehovah who "shuts in" His Noahs, with their families, in the day of evil. He has His chambers provided for them; He leads them into these when danger threatens; He secures them against enemies; He himself stands sentinel at the gate.

In stormy times let us call to mind this security. The name of the Lord is our strong tower; let us run into it and be safe. He bids us enter; He shuts us in ; He keeps watch without. Though the whole world, like a mighty flood, rise against us, as if to overflow and overwhelm, He who shuts us in will keep us. We shall not be moved. Jesus is our ark, and He who shuts us in is the Father.