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marbella3 70F
2483 posts
11/2/2019 5:24 am

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11/2/2019 11:47 am

The Safest Place

Bible in a Year:

Jeremiah 27–29
Titus 3
God is our refuge and strength.

Psalm 46:1

Psalm 46:1–
As Hurricane Florence was bearing down on Wilmington, North Carolina, with devastating force, my prepared to leave her home. She’d waited until the last moment, hoping the storm would veer away. But now she was hurriedly sorting through important papers, pictures, and belongings, trying to decide what to take with her. “I didn’t expect it would be so hard to leave,” she told me later, “but in that moment I didn’t know if anything would be there when I got back.”

Life’s storms come in many forms: hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, unexpected problems in marriage or with , the sudden loss of health or finances. So much we value can be swept away in a moment.

Amid the storms, Scripture points us to the safest place: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way” (Psalm 46:1–2).

The writers of this psalm were descendants of a man generations earlier served God but then rebelled against Him and perished in an earthquake (see Numbers 26:9–). The outlook they share shows humility and a profound understanding of God’s greatness, compassion, and redeeming love.

Troubles come, but God outlasts them all. Those run to the Savior discover that He can’t be shaken. In the arms of His eternal love we find our place of peace.

Reflect & Pray
Amid life’s unpredictable storms, how does God give you peace? How do you intend to run to Him today?

O God, the One is greater than the storm, help me to place every fear in Your hands today and to rest in Your unfailing love.


MrsJoe 76F
17469 posts
11/2/2019 11:17 am

I love that picture...... it conveys majesty and peace. Sometimes, it is hard to stop and consider God's provision in the midst of life's storms. That is why I so much appreciate Christian friends who can pray when I don't feel like I can even lift one foot in front of the other.

Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.