Do you fear your situations? Are you going through a season of worry?
Psalm 46:1-3
1 God is our refuge
and strength,
a
very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will
not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be
moved into the heart of the sea,
3 though its
waters roar and foam,
though the mountains
tremble at its swelling. Selah
How would you finish this
phrase: My present trouble is…? Dear friend if you don’t have trouble today,
thank the Lord, but I am sure you know someone who is having trouble. We all
know that trouble is around the corner. No, it’s not a gloomy prediction; it is
the reality of life.
John 16:33
I have said these things
to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will
have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the
world.”
Jesus prepared us. The
believers, when they become children of God, do not get a pass to return in the
Garden of Eden. They receive the privilege of a personal relationship with God Who
will accompany them through the difficulties of life.
Are we as aware as we should
that we have a sure place where to find refuge and strength?
A refuge is a place where
we can go and be protected during trouble. It does not mean that the difficulty
is over but that we are not to be dismayed. The omnipotent God is our refuge.
The shelter we have cannot be overcome in any way. Our strength does not come
by the fact that the trouble will end quickly, but by the protection we
receive. We are tempted to think that we can have peace because our God will
stop the difficulty, but God wants us to have peace because He is our shelter. My
dear friends, we tend to look to God to have our problems ended instead of
enjoying the fact that we have been driven in His arms.
I love the fact that the
writer reminds us that God is a very present help. Our God does not need to be
woken up, nor does He become aware of our situation only when He hears our
first prayer. He is there, He has allowed the difficulty and He loves to be our
shelter and, in fact, that is what He is driving us to. He is not pleased when
we try to fight through the problems on our own. God desires that we live in
His shelter at all times.
God the Father has planned
it from eternity past, He provided our entrance in His shelter by revealing
Himself to us, and sending His Son to die for us so Jesus could be the way, the
door into the shelter, and He has provided the Holy Spirit, our comforter, to
guide us in the shelter and to keep us secure. The triune God has planned this
and is pleased to do it.
It is not a sign of
weakness to run to God for shelter and strength it is indeed the only wise
choice we can make. No one is turned away from God’s arms who comes humbly
realizing he needs a shelter and that all other man made shelters are worthless
and dangerous.
There is no problem too big
for God. Even though we might feel that the world is crashing around us the
shelter is the wise place to go. Yes marriages fail, families go through great
trials, our health can escape us, the economy and job situation can be
overwhelming, but God’s arms are always open wide.
We can stray into the
wilderness of the world, create or multiply our trials through sin, but the way
to the shelter is always the same. Repentance and return to Christ. There are
no long rituals that must be done; only grace can solve our problems. Dear
friend you have not wondered too far to come back to the wonderful protection
of God.
Oh how easily I am tempted
to think that I am going through the trials alone. So easily I begin to think
that I am a victim of circumstances and people, God is watching and inviting me
to find rest in Him. I must say that often we are very stubborn in our ways.
God is patient with us.
Do you fear your
situations? Are you going through a season of worry? Are you becoming bitter?
Are you plain rebelling? Please recognize your sin and return to God. Find
comfort in the truth you know about God. You can trust His CHARACTER, His
WISDOM, His POWER, and His LOVE.
If God is perfect he
cannot do anything wrong, if He is wise He cannot make any mistakes, if He is powerful
He cannot be overcome, and if He is loving He will never leave you and will
never stop loving you perfectly.
I AM SO GLAD THIS IS MY
SHELTER! ARE YOU?
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