Ps.27:5 – For on the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
He will hide me in the secret place of His tent;
He will lift me up on a rock.
This is the place of absolute protection. What could possibly get to me when I am hidden away in God’s presence? His sovereign plan for my life is certain in this place of protection. David had proved this all of his life, he was most likely referring to the protection he found for years, hidden away from King Saul. It may appear that it was David’s knowledge of the terrain that kept him safe, there was more to it than that. He was actually hidden away in the very presence of the Lord. David called this his fortress, strong tower, his hiding place, and his refuge. He was literally being protected by the Lord. Here is how Spurgeon describes this.
“This verse gives an excellent reason for the psalmist’s desire after communion with God, namely, that he was thus secured in the hour of peril. For in the time of trouble, that needy time, that time when others forsake me, he shall hide me in his pavilion: he shall give me the best of shelter in the worst of danger.…In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me. Sacrifice aids sovereignty in screening the elect from harm. No one of old dared to enter the most holy place on pain of death; and if the Lord has hidden his people there, what foe shall venture to molest them? He shall set me up upon a rock. Immutability, eternity, and infinite power here come to the aid of sovereignty and sacrifice. How blessed is the standing of the man whom God himself sets on high above his foes, upon an impregnable rock which never can be stormed! Well may we desire to dwell with the Lord who so effectually protects his people.”
Today’s world has become extremely dangerous, I don’t think things will get easier as we approach the end of the age. I think it may be time for God’s people to learn what David had discovered, there is a place of protection in Christ, this protection is found in the house of God. So rather than isolating and trying to do things on my own I will turn to the protection found in God’s glory found in His house. This is our life and our survival in these difficult times.