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It starts: "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore, I will not fear..." (Ps. 46:1-2, NKJV).
God is my strength, here to help when I'm in trouble. That means even the trivial trouble, like when I can't find the car keys and the dentist appointment is in ten minutes and I'm about to lose my cool. Stop. Pray. Ask for help. Listen. Car keys found.
God is my strength, and I will not fear. That means even when my son's fever jumps to 104 after already being sick for a week. Who better than the Great Physician (that's no slam on my husband the physician, either... he is a wonderful, compassionate, caring doctor. But he and I both know his skill is nothing compared to God's) to run to when I am afraid?
It ends: "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exhalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." (Ps. 46:10-11, NKJV).
Be still and know that I am God. Stop. Pray. Ask for help. Listen.
I (God) will be exalted in the earth. Back to that strength again... Who else but God can be exalted over all the earth?
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Stop for a minute. Let that last one sink in. THE GOD, who is, was, and always will be. Jacob's God. Jonah's God. Paul's God. He never left them. He will never leave us. He alone is our refuge. No matter what.
Then there's the in between part, verses 3-9.
God is God, even when the waters are troubled.
God is God, even when the mountains shake.
God is God, even when the nations rage, and kingdoms move.
Sound a little familiar? Terrorist attacks, devastating floods, rampant forest fires, and yes, even wars between the nations, are nothing compared to God. Why be afraid? God is God. Our refuge. No matter what.
Thank you, God, for being You.
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