# 47 2015 Dev. Ps 46:1. The purpose of our devotionals is to grow closer to God by memorizing selected passages of Scripture. Further, to view the passage in context and to apply His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
This passage is in the second book of the Psalms, basically a prayer book framed by four prayers at the beginning and at the end of the book. Psalm 46 is the first of a series of three having to do with security. The need for security in today’s world is something we all identify with more and more: everywhere, in the First, Second, and Third World innocent men women and children are lost. Many are killed indiscriminately but more and more because of religious orientation, particularly Christianity. Security or the lack thereof is fast becoming the defining issue of our time and begs the question will we ever have peace and security again?
We pray for peace, we pray for protection, we wring our hands and we are fearful of the future. Psalm 46:10 has an answer: “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in all the earth”. Peace and security comes down to knowing God, knowing His love, knowing His power and putting our trust in Him.
That is what verse 1 tells us: “God is our refuge”, our hiding place, our safe place. God protects us and gives us strength. But it is more than that; He is “an ever present help in trouble”. We live in a broken world, troubles are all around and also affect us but God walks with us and when troubles come, suffers with us. Not only for today or when we call on Him, no, He is “an ever-present presence with His people. We take the liberty to quote verse 2a “Therefore, we will not fear”. Applying Psalm 46: 1, 2a,10 to our lives and by using our God given discernment, we can have peace and security!
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