The Eternal God is your refuge

"The Eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, 'Destroy!' " Deuteronomy 33:27

Our verse today is part of a final blessing pronounced upon the tribes of Israel by Moses before his death.

The Eternal God - The God who has no beginning, and no end. Jesus said of Himself, 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. (Rev. 1:8). This is the God who is our refuge; the One we can run to for safety and shelter!

Underneath are the everlasting arms - This gives the thought of being held from beneath. When you want to fall, His arms are there, holding you. His arms never fail; they are everlasting - always there for you.

He will thrust out the enemy from before you - The Hebrew words "thrust out" are translated 'drive out from a possession, expel, cast out, drive away.' The Hebrew word "enemy" is translated 'adversary, hating (as to hate one of an opposite tribe or party).

In the context of our verse, Moses indicates that those who came to God for shelter would see Him drive out the enemy from before them and make a safe place for them to live. What a picture of a defeated foe!

And will say, 'Destroy!' - the thought is of God commanding His army of angels to destroy the enemy. This application is for all time.

If the enemy is standing in your path today, turn him over to the Lord to thrust out from before you. Rest in the strong Arms that are there to carry you.