“The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
Psalm 46:11
The first words of Psalm 46 tell us God is an ever-present help in trouble and they let us know that God allows Himself to be found in trouble. From that thought, I developed a children’s message called “Hide and Seek.” I told the children to close their eyes, and I hid from them but went somewhere conspicuous. When I asked them to find me, of course they easily did. After I’d “hid” a couple of times, one boy said, “You’re not very good at hiding!”
His amusing comment opened the door to the truth: When we need Him most, God is easily found. He’s not good at hiding! In fact, He doesn’t want to hide from us at all. His desire is to come down and be found, to be our refuge, our fortress, our help in trouble. This is why He came down to us in Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago.
Whatever our worry is—the earth giving way, the mountains quaking, the waters roaring and foaming—we need not fear. God Almighty has come near. He burst through the heavens to live among us so that we can be still and know that He is God.
His amusing comment opened the door to the truth: When we need Him most, God is easily found. He’s not good at hiding! In fact, He doesn’t want to hide from us at all. His desire is to come down and be found, to be our refuge, our fortress, our help in trouble. This is why He came down to us in Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago.
Whatever our worry is—the earth giving way, the mountains quaking, the waters roaring and foaming—we need not fear. God Almighty has come near. He burst through the heavens to live among us so that we can be still and know that He is God.
Scripture Focus
Psalm 46:1-11
Insight
“And though this world…/ should threaten to undo us,/ We will not fear, for God hath willed/ His truth to triumph through us.” (Martin Luther, 1529)
Bible In A Year
- Hosea 1-3
- Proverbs 11
- James 1-3