God is our City of Refuge

A class I am currently taking is studying the book of Joshua. In our studies this past week we covered the 20th chapter which talks about Cities of Refuge.

In Bible times, a City of Refuge was one designated as a safe place to which someone who had accidentally and unintentionally killed a person could flee and find protection from the avenger of blood.

He was to stay in that city until he had stood trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest who was serving at that time. Then he was allowed to go back to his own home in the town from which he fled. (Point of interest: Since the high priest served for life, waiting until his death occurred would allow enough time for the family of the deceased to complete the grieving process.)

As I read this portion of scripture I realized this is what Christ is for us: He is our Tower of Refuge we can run to any time. Oh, how grateful I am ladies for that refuge!

As we talked further about these cities in class, our teacher explained the meaning of these six Cities of Refuge:
Kedesh means holiness
Shechem means shoulder or strength
Hebron means fellowship
Bezer means safety
Ramoth means uplifting
Golan means happiness

I found this even more intriguing. All of these definitions again match what Christ is for us. Oh, ladies, if you are not letting Him be your holiness, your strength, your favorite one with whom you fellowship, your safety, the one you allow to uplift you when you are down, and your happiness, why don’t you begin today.