"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
God is in the amidst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
Psalms 46:1-7
These are some powerful verses. The selection begins and ends with the affirmation that God is our refuge, and that he is with us and helps us. Later in the same psalm we are told to "be still, and know that I am God" (verse 10). The message is definitely that God has this, and we are going to be okay.
If we look closely though, these are SUPER scary things. The earth being removed, a mountain carried into the sea, waters roaring, mountains shaking... I mean, serious natural disaster stuff, but in verse 6 it says "the earth melted." ... That kind of surpasses all the rest of it on the extreme-o-meter I think. And yet, still, God repeats his message that he is our refuge, and that we can be still and know that he is God. Even when the earth melts.
I think that is the take-away here... that no matter what, even when our lives and the world around us are melting down and we see no way out, God is there, and he's got this. We just need to do our part, and he will get the rest.
Today, let's trust God and do our part. He will solve the scariest problems. We just have to work on following him. :)
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
God is in the amidst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah."
Psalms 46:1-7
These are some powerful verses. The selection begins and ends with the affirmation that God is our refuge, and that he is with us and helps us. Later in the same psalm we are told to "be still, and know that I am God" (verse 10). The message is definitely that God has this, and we are going to be okay.
If we look closely though, these are SUPER scary things. The earth being removed, a mountain carried into the sea, waters roaring, mountains shaking... I mean, serious natural disaster stuff, but in verse 6 it says "the earth melted." ... That kind of surpasses all the rest of it on the extreme-o-meter I think. And yet, still, God repeats his message that he is our refuge, and that we can be still and know that he is God. Even when the earth melts.
I think that is the take-away here... that no matter what, even when our lives and the world around us are melting down and we see no way out, God is there, and he's got this. We just need to do our part, and he will get the rest.
Today, let's trust God and do our part. He will solve the scariest problems. We just have to work on following him. :)
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