“The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.” Proverbs 18:10-11 NKJV
God,
Whose name is wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). Whose name is like a fortified tower a place of safety. I have to pause at this verse again this year.
It is amazing when faced with trauma or danger how many people say O God. Or they clutch lucky charms or have a mantra that they believe has power. And they find in doing so enough time to breathe and calm a little. But to call on the name of the Lord, whichever name of the Trinity is used, that is to call on all the resources of You our creator, upholder and provider.
But Your name is not a magic charm or a good luck mantra. We cannot use Your name as a safe word to escape life. Some people pray and receive an answer and then give You no more thought. Some blame You for something tragic that happened in the past and I can empathise with that. But faith is a relationship and it takes some working on for us to fully understand You. And we find that calling on You puts us in a safe place where we can know You are actively with us and for us (Romans 8:31). Some things You take away, some things You miraculously answer and some things You take us through. We run in to not just Your name but into You our God, our help and Savour. Calling on You changes things.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Saturday 9th May 2026
Had to be this . . .
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord Most High
The name of the Lord is a strong tower
The righteous run into it and they are saved
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be the name of the Lord Most High
Jesus is the name of the Lord
Jesus is the name of the Lord
Jesus is the name of the Lord on high
Jesus is the name of the Lord most high
Jesus is the name of the Lord most high
Lyrics: Clinton Utterbach