God Provides Refuge

The Inescapable God
God Reveals Psalm 46:1-7 (the Message)

A Song of the Sons of Korah

 ^1-3 God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.
   We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom,
      courageous in seastorm and earthquake,
   Before the rush and roar of oceans,
      the tremors that shift mountains.    Jacob-wrestling God fights for us,
      God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

 ^4-6 River fountains splash joy, cooling God's city,
      this sacred haunt of the Most High.
   God lives here, the streets are safe,
      God at your service from crack of dawn.
   Godless nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten,
      but Earth does anything he says.

 ⁷ Jacob-wrestling God fights for us,
      God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.


For Reflection
 
This psalm is a song of praise and hope.  Praise for the power of God and hope nailed in unfailing trust in God.  Take time today to reaffirm your trust in God. In these troubling times, when war, extremism, and economic uncertainty threaten us.  There is no answer to solve our troubled world but to place trust in God and answer his call for reconciliation.

Pray
for all who suffer in the name of God.  Pray for deliverance from the evils of our times.  Pray for steadfast trust in the Lord.  Pray for eyes open to our loving God's will.