Worship for Today: God sent his Son as our refuge and strength!

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 46:1-3,

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging."

 

God is our refuge and strength! It is often said that people turn to Jesus Christ because they are weak and unable to face the challenges in life. Where others face life boldly and feel no need for a "crutch", Christians turn to God for a refuge and strength.

 

How true! I openly confess I have  a great need for a refuge and strength! To me it is a question of our grasp on reality. We all face death. Following death is a certain judgment we all face for sin in our lives. Who among mankind will stand strong against the Judge at the Great White Throne judgment? Better have a refuge and strength there!

 

And how strong this refuge and strength is! His strength is clearly illustrated on the canvas of our weakness. We didn't bring ourselves to life. We don't provide the environment that allows life to exist on planet earth. We cannot keep ourselves from death. We cannot save ourselves from the fury of the wrath of God Almighty, Revelation 19:15. We cannot provide ourselves with a future on the other side of the resurrection! Just who do those who feel they don't need a "crutch" in life think they are kidding?!

 

In psalm 46, the sons of Korah speak of the Lord as a refuge and strength in cataclysm, not in terms of having a bad hair-day. One day we will all look for a refuge as that lake of fire looms as a pending disaster poised to consume us! How wonderful our God has sent his Son Jesus Christ as our refuge and strength!
 
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
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