An ever-present help
This fresh set of Daily Devotions is being provided for our LCA/NZ family, friends and visitors to help us to keep our eyes on Jesus as we face unsettling times. They can be used by families and individuals as part of the LCA/NZ’s Church@Home resources to encourage us and build trust in our Heavenly Father during this season of uncertainty and physical isolation.
by Ruth Olsen
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This is the third in a set of seven devotions based on Psalm 46.
God is … an ever-present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1).
Please pause and let that promise wash over you. Soak in it: our God is an ever-present help in trouble. What a relief! Because now is certainly a ‘time of trouble’ around the world. We are being reminded that we are not in control of what is happening.
The Psalms speak frequently of times of trouble. Times of trouble come to everyone, personally, but also corporately, like now. Read through the Psalms and see the writers pour out fears, struggles, anguish before the LORD. Yet also take note of how the writers come back to remind themselves that God is still in control, everything is still in his hands. Therefore, rest in trusting him.
For example, see Psalm 33: ‘… The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the people. But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations; (verses 10,11, emphasis added). Yes, even in this ‘season’ of upheaval, God is at work! Through Jesus we know that God’s heart is toward us! Jesus is God’s heart to us! Now, in our enforced time of ‘pause’, there is a fresh opportunity to take him at his word, to let it redirect our focus to his heart for us, and for others around us, including those who don’t know Jesus yet.
Lord God, change our hearts. Thank you that you are an ever-present help. We are grateful. Amen.
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