In God Alone...

Good Morning,

Psalm 62 (NIV)
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down—this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah
Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong,
and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.
(All Emphasis Is Mine...DRB)

Many of us are going through troubles and trials at this particular point in time. Some have lost employment. Others have seen their incomes drop drastically because of lost business. Many have had to sit by and watch as family members...sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, aunt, uncles, brothers and sisters...have had their homes taken away in foreclosure because of greedy bankers making ridiculous loans. This is, truly, a most difficult and trying time in which we live. I have no idea where all of this greed and what has happened to the economy of the world will lead. It's impossible to tell who might be affected tomorrow, or the next day, or maybe the day after that. We cannot fathom the depths of what will happen in the final analysis of these days, weeks, months, and years. I wish that I could offer a "fix" for everyone who suffers at this time; one that would bring us all out of this terrible predicament in which we find ourselves. You know, some concrete answer that we could hold in our hands and cause all of the troubles to be fixed once and for all. You and I both know that I cannot do that.

However, what I CAN do is to offer these words from Scripture that we read today. David wrote them some thousands of years ago, but they ring just as true and real now as they did when he penned them (his pen...God's words!). I've take the liberty of highlighting some of the verses for us to contemplate and think about. I hope that we will take some time today, even in the face of whatever trouble we find in our lives, and see that these thoughts and words can be, truly, a comfort to our hearts and minds and souls.

God alone is our rest and our salvation and our hope. Only He can be the true rock and foundation of our lives. In Him we find our fortress, our strength to face the evils and difficulties that are now among us. When we're going through whatever problems come our way, we can find refuge in the arms of a loving and caring God. It is in God that we can put our total and complete trust...even when men have failed us. We can take true comfort in the words that close this Psalm:

One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.

Let us allow this strong and loving God we serve to comfort us and lend us His strength. Let us find peace in the absolute truth that God will reward all in accord to their deeds.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David