The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. (Nahum 1:7)

Trouble was coming for Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. The repentance of the Ninevites in Jonah’s day had given way to godlessness and idolatry. God was about to bring judgment – the God who has His way in the whirlwind and the storm, who makes seas dry, who causes mountains to quake and the earth to heave. (1:3-6) Trouble was coming.

But in the midst of trouble there is good news for those who trust in God. They will find the Lord to be good. He will be their refuge when the trouble comes. He knows them.

How significant is the reality that He knows those who trust in Him?

God is doing a million different things at one time yet He always knows those who trust in Him. In moments of frustration, parents have been known to call their own child by the wrong name, seemingly confusing them with a sibling. Not God. He always knows who we are.

That was comforting for those who trusted God but were about to find themselves in the midst of Nineveh’s troubles. It should be comforting for those today who trust God but find themselves in the midst of a world of troubles.

Regardless of the mayhem, He will be your refuge.