Security Blankets

“For the LORD is your security.” (Proverbs 3:26 MSG)

It is natural for young children to be attached to certain objects that bring them comfort and make them feel secure. A favorite stuffed animal or blanket can be soothing during transitional times. However, as the child grows up, he realizes that these objects don’t provide any real safety. Thus, he abandons his baby blanket and seeks security and comfort in relationships, pets, wealth, jobs, familiar routines, health, homes, and a myriad of other sources. In time, he realizes that all of these things he relied on only provided a false sense of security.

“Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.” (2 Corinthians 5:1 BSB)

Everything that provides safety for us on this earth is transitory. We may feel secure in the relationships we have built and the accomplishments we have labored over. Yet, this too is merely an illusion.  Life is like a tent that can be dismantled easily. Nothing made by human hands is everlasting. Providentially, we have eternal security in God. When our confidence is grounded in Him, we remain calm even in the face of calamities. We are fearless in danger, unafraid of evil, and stable in distress. For we know that the ONE we depend on is dependable.