We Will Not Fear

Good Morning,

Psalm 46 (NIV)
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

There are many times in our lives when we need the reassuring words that are found in the Bible.

As I read these verses this morning I sort of looked around me (metaphorically speaking) and I saw that much of the world, even my brothers and sisters in Christ, were afraid. I saw, as we read in these verses, nations in uproar and kingdoms (nations) either falling or ready to fall. I see wars that it seems can only be stopped by God Almighty. I see so many man made atrocities, more than we can even count. Again, what I see at almost every turn, is fear.

It seems that there is nothing really good going on in the world so when we read our news papers or watch the news programs on our televisions it appears that there is no good news to report...that there's nothing good going on in the entire world, for the most part.

Well, when I read this Psalm written so many thousands of years ago, it occurred to me that we...children of God...DO have good in OUR world and we DO have good news that should be shouted from the rooftops. What also occurred to me, even though the words are right here, plain and simple, easy to understand, is the fact that God tells us, "God is our refuge and our strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore WE WILL NOT FEAR..." You see THAT fact, the fact that we have God in our lives and is with us in every trouble, problem and trial, that fact is...if nothing else...the good that is in our lives. And, it goes without saying, that the GOOD NEWS which should be heard in every ear is that God offers His plan of salvation, and thus good in the lives of all, through Jesus Christ; His death and resurrection for the for the forgiveness of sin and a life everlasting with Him in heaven.

Uh, oh! Looks like I've started preaching this morning. Well, I guess that happens sometime, doesn't it? What I really wanted to say, clearly and without doubt, is the fact that "The LORD Almighty is with us," always and ever. And, no matter what goes on in the word, no matter what happens, we should not fear. We have the Lord God of the universe right here, right now, forever more, at our side.

Thank you Lord!Love, peace, and blessings,

David