Psalm 46:1-3 - May 22, 2009

Ps 46:1-3 "For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song.
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging." NIV

God is… therefore… Psalm 46:1-3 begins with this powerful introduction to the attributes of God and their comforting impact upon our lives. When we consider the Almighty God and His many wonders and great power, each one of the many attributes of God is intended to provide for us understanding that builds faith. The very foundation of our walk with God is intended to revolve around faith in a God whom we cannot see and yet who asks us to trust Him, to believe in Him. 2 Cor 5:7 clearly states “We live by faith, not by sight.” And Heb 11:6 indicates the seriousness of this principle by teaching us “without faith it is impossible to please God.” Consider that reality. It is impossible to please God if I do not center my relationship with God on a foundation of faith. Heb 11:6 continues on with this principle to instruct us by saying “anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
What I believe determines how I live. This principle is at work in regard to how we relate to God. What we believe about Him determines how we build our lives in regard to Him. Psalm 46:1-3 introduces a cause and effect revelation about who God is to us that produces a life transforming faith. Can you imagine a life without fear? No worries about tomorrow, or fear of natural disaster, no fear of the possibility of some unforeseeable bad circumstance happening to you? This is the comfort that is offered in Psalm 46. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble…” the knowledge that in trouble God is always present; the knowledge that when storms come my way I am hidden in the shelter of God’s powerful presence is an anchor to all of life. The psalmist declares confidently “therefore we will not fear.” How different will we live when we have this revelation? What risks of faith for God will we take if we are not limited by our fear of failure, our fear of the possible negatives that might interrupt our step of faith? Where there is no fear boldness is the result. Where there is no fear security and confidence grow. As we meditate on the measure of the psalmist’s confidence in God, the ever present refuge, as we allow our hearts to be built up by the great measure of God’s power and willingness to deliver us, the door of faith swings wide to a world of possibilities. Take your eyes off of your circumstances and place them on the God who is always there in time of need. Lean into His promises with a heart of faith and step into all that God is birthing in your
heart today!