Thus read a headline which caught my eye, from the Iaşi, Romanian newspaper. Professor Richard Wiseman says he has the antidote for stress in the midst of this economic crisis. He has, what he considers to be, the most peaceful combination of colors, sounds and smells – a room at the Hertfordshire University in Great Britain.
You enter the room and stretch out on the carpet and listen to quiet music. A green light illuminates the room while you stare at a blue screen and fans circulate a lavender scent. The participants engaged in Professor Wiseman’s experiment for a week.
The room, according to the professor, lowers the psychological indicators of stress – blood pressure, heart rate, etc. The second advantage for participants is that they simply “feel better” when they are in the room and that has a long-term effect. Because his room (really the sights, sounds, and colors) is simple and efficient, he believes he has found the solution for stress. He hopes his idea will spread; that his “rooms” will soon be found around the world in public places, such as airports. A man who works for the Swedish bank Svenska Handelsbanken likes the idea, adding, “you can relax during the day and take a break and reflect.”
Man likes to find refuge in other places besides his Creator. The Lord mocks his own people who do such – “Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge?” (Deuteronomy 32:37). Boaz invited the pagan Ruth to come to the “most relaxing place in the world” – “May the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge” (Ruth 2:12; see also Psalms 36:7).
The most relaxing place in the world is in your own home. It’s the room where you enter to commune with God. David writes a psalm, recorded in 2 Samuel 22:31 – “As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tested; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
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The one occasion where the word “refuge” occurs in the New Testament is Hebrews 6:18 – “by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.” The Christian relaxes in the midst of tempest and finds refuge in the Christ of Calvary because we have a strong expectation that He will provide for us. “This hope,” the Hebrew writer continues, “we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us” (6:19-20).
The life, sacrifice, and resurrection of Jesus Christ are a guarantee that God will provide for those who trust in Him. If God can raise Jesus from the dead, He can easily put food on my table. The “most relaxing place in the world” is where you go to find refuge in God and in Christ. That place is already available all over the world.
–Paul Holland
