{"id":1775,"date":"2025-06-24T00:08:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2025-06-23T22:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T05:23:47","slug":"september-24-praise-pause-day-24-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-24-praise-pause-day-24-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"June 24–Praise Pause–Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Praise His Name: REFUGE<\/strong>
\n“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.”<\/em> Psalm 9:9 NKJV<\/p>\n

Today’s Thought:<\/strong>
\nBelievers, God is our Refuge. A Refuge is a shelter or protection from danger. A place to go in time of trouble.
\nGod is that for us. We can run to Him in times of trouble and find shelter and safety in Him.
\nToday let’s pause to praise Him for being our Refuge.<\/p>\n

I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”<\/em> Psalm 91:2 (NKJV)
\nGod\u00a0is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.\u00a0<\/em> Psalm 46:1 (NKJV)<\/p>\n

Today’s Praise Pause:<\/strong>
\nDear God, today I pause to praise You as my Refuge, Someone I can run to in time of need.
\nYou are my shelter from the storms of life.
\nYou are my safe place in times of fear.
\nYou are my protection from danger.
\nI thank and praise You today God for being my Refuge.<\/p>\n

“You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.\u00a0<\/em> Psalm 142:5 (NKJV)<\/p>\n

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Praise His Name: REFUGE “The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.” Psalm 9:9 NKJV Today’s Thought: Believers, God is our Refuge. A Refuge is a shelter or protection from danger. A place to go in time of trouble. God is that for us. 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