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the heavenly realms .” There are danger- ous, spiteful enemies who will use any method to defeat us in our Christian life . But no matter who our enemy is, in all the battles against us, we have God’s unfailing assurance that He is with us and will never leave us nor forsake us . The God of Jacob is always our rock of refuge, our safe stronghold and our ever present help in time of trouble .
As His children we are called to fear not, for Christ has won the final victory and we are assured that His triumph is credited to us as well . The shelter that He affords is not to indulge or pamper us but to reassure us, strengthen us and enable us to stand fast in the evil day .
A spiritual battle between our right- eous God and Satan’s wicked forces continues to rage throughout the god- less nations of the world . Let us be still and KNOW that God is our refuge, our strength and our ever-present help in time of need . With God as our refuge, we need not fear – we will not fear . Psalm 46:1-3 says, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble . Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging .” We have only one source of security, who is God our heavenly Father . When wars break out, governments fail, natu- ral disasters destroy our homes, our health deteriorates, or friends betray us, God is the only One in whom we can find security .
Our world, with all its advancements in education, technology and science, is no safer today than it was thousands of
years ago . Anything can happen, at any second; and there is no security unless we place ourselves in the hand of the One who holds eternity and who is in control of all things . We need to turn to God, and only when we seek God, can we find rest for our soul . The psalm- ist wrote in Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God .” The Bible says in Psalm 20:7-8 says, “Some trust in chari- ots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God . They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm .” God is waiting to hear us call for help; and if we call, He will respond .
When we are secure in God, we do not need the security of other things . God is in control and seated firmly on His throne . That is why we can say as mentioned in Psalm 46:1-2: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble . Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea” .
Our security comes from our faith in God and not from our circumstances . In Psalm 46: 7 and 11 we see, “The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress” . Our faith is in knowing that God is omnipresent, which gives us hope and security because we know that the Lord is always with us . God wants us to depend upon Him and we need to be aware that our trust should not be in things, but only in Him .
We need to pray for strong faith, and that in the midst of a world filled with problems and dangers, we will continue to trust that God is with us because His presence will give us peace and joy no
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