02- 25-11 MI DAILY DEVOTION (Psalm 46:1- 3)
HE IS GOD ALONE
1- “To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2- Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3- Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.”
What a promise we have in these verses. It’s a blessing to know that we have something to claim from the Scriptures when things are going tough. Even if things and life are going great and well, we can always claim what God has promised us. We are the Lord’s children and He knows what’s best for us. The 4 most powerful things on earth that can happen are in verses 2 and 3. This may sound like an exaggeration on part of the Lord, but God wanted to show us that whatever things that may happen with His permission and in His own hands, we have His eyes on us. He will never leave us and He knows what’s going on in our lives. (Psalm 42:5) “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.” In the book of (Psalm 50:15) we have a promise from the Lord, notice what it says; “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
Notice the first phrase on (Psalm 46:2) “Therefore will not we fear…” In our text, the Psalmist mentioned the positive first before the negative. The positive part of the verses is in verse 1- “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” In verses 2 and 3 are the negative part of the verses which are the God made calamities. The bottom line is; we can always trust the Lord whatever happens to our world. Even if God turns our world upside down with calamities and tragedies, He is still in control. In (Psalm 68:19- 20) 19- “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. 20- He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.” He is the God who gives us all the blessings and the benefits, but He is also the God who brings death and destruction. He is God and whatever He does and will do is not an issue, because He owns the universe including this vile body that we have because of sin.
If we will compare ourselves to God, we could be like a grain of sand in the middle of the ocean in His greatness and power. We are nothing without Him and without His grace and mercy. I like the message of this song by Philips Craig and Dean; You are God Alone“You are not a God, Created by human hands
You are not a God, Dependant on any mortal man
You are not a God, In need of anything we can give
By Your plan, that's just the way it is
You are God alone, From before time began
You were on Your throne, You are God alone
And right now, In the good times and bad
You are on Your throne, You are God alone”
(John 15:5) “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” The Apostle Paul said in (Philippians 4:13) “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
