IS ANYONE IN CONTROL?
Psalm 46
When disaster hits at home, our truest loves, deepest hopes and rawest thoughts of god are
Hold Fast! For the LORD
God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.
2Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas,
3though its water roars and foams and the mountains quake with its turmoil. Selah
4There is a river— its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.
5God is within her; she will not be toppled. God will help her when the morning dawns.
6Nations rage, kingdoms topple; the earth melts when he lifts his voice.
7The LORD of Armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
8Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation on the earth.
9He makes wars cease throughout the earth. He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces; he sets wagons ablaze.
10“Stop fighting, and know that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.”
11The LORD of Armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah —Psalm 46:1–11 (CSB)
GOD’S UNYIELDING
DEFENDS THE DISTRESSED
Refuge: External
Strength: Internal
Very present help:
Confident, to the point that creation become
GOD’S UNSHAKABLE
IS AN ANCHOR OF HOPE
God’s presence is a flowing
Kingdoms rage, but God
The Lord of Hosts is
Believers belong first and foremost to the
GOD’S UNCHANGEABLE
IS A STRONGHOLD OF PEACE
Calling:
Command:
Hold Fast! For the LORD