“God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble-more than enough and always available whenever I need you. God has a constantly flowing river whose sparkling streams bring joy and delight to his people. His river flows right through the city of God Most High, into his holy dwelling places. God is in the midst of his city, secure and never shaken. At daybreak his help will be seen with the appearing of the dawn. When the nations are in uproar with their tottering kingdoms, God simply raises his voice and the earth begins to disintegrate before him. Surrender your anxiety! Be silent and stop your striving and you will see that I am God. I am the God above all the nations, and I will be exalted throughout the whole earth.” Psalm 46: 1,4-6,10 TPT
It is kind of sad to think that so many times when out of the blue, life tends to turn everything upside down, and before we realize it, anxiety tends to take over. If we can continue to remember that upon accepting Jesus, God became our Father, never to leave us alone, as we are filled with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Imagine the peace felt as you sit on the bank of a river, listening as the water constantly flows over the rocks! He is our safe and powerful place, no matter the cause of life’s upside-down circumstances, simply for the asking!
In this passage the Psalmist is explaining that no matter what life tends to bring to our attention, God is always on our side. Even more important, he is always available with everything that we need to handle any and all of life’s challenges. He raises his voice and the earth moves, therefore, rather than being anxious, he tells us to surrender our anxieties by simply being still within his presence and realizing he is our peace.
Heavenly Father, help us to remember that you are a safe and powerful place to find refuge, all we need, always available, and be ever so thankful.
In Christ Love
Margaret