February 16, 2013 Ever Present Help

Read Psalms 46-48 Ever Present with You Ps 46:1-3 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. CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK—talk of fear and uncertainty, discussions of weariness and sadness. In that talk it is difficult to see the answers and to trust. In our hearts lurks this ever-present challenge: What next? Whom can you trust? What to do? What’s right? And then the psalm rings out loud and clear. What is there to fear? Oh, my friends, trust in God, and you truly, truly have nothing to fear, nothing to wonder, nothing to worry about—in life or in death. For God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. You can trust David’s words. David was a fugitive. David had the guilt of the death of 80 priests and their families on his conscience. David lost control of his lust. David denied his sons, and David’s vanity counted the numbers of his army. David’s sins were deep and painful. His heart was filled with their dirt. Broken family, broken promises, broken faith, sin tore him up, cast him aside and left him for dead. What to do? There was still one thing, the only thing. There was a song that came in his heart and the song gave him life. Sing a song of praise. Lift your hands, lift your heart, lift your mind to the Lord who saves. Your God is above all things. Trust the One, who is an ever-present help in time of need. It’s True! God is ever-present with you.