“SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT WHO GOD IS"

“SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT WHO GOD IS"

Psalm 46:1 A Psalm "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble."

Some explanatory thoughts, application, questions and a prayer:

In this Psalm David is expressing the many things God is and the many things that God does for his people.
We are just going to look at one verse.

1. God is our refuge.
Psalm 46:1 A Psalm "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble."

David understood that God was actually this for him, and for all who know Him and trust in Him.
He is our refuge.
The word refuge means, shelter, hope, trust. Shelter from rain or storm, from danger, from falsehood.

What a blessing to know that in times of peril, difficulty, and danger that our God is a refuge for us, for you personally.
God is Your refuge.
In fact that is one of His names, if you will, "God is our Refuge”.

2. God is our strength.
Psalm 46:1 A Psalm "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble."

Also, along with being our refuge, He is our strength.
The idea behind this word is that of strong, power, and mighty boldness.
God is our strength.
Not we are our strength, but He is our strength.
Here's what Paul said about God being our strength.

2nd Cor 12:9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2nd Cor 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

3. God is a our very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1 A Psalm "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble."

This is such a comfort. God is not only our refuge, and strength, but look at what is said here, He is a “very present help in trouble”.

There are three parts to this truth.
God is very present.
God is our help
And, He is very present to help us in trouble.

What it means, is that he is always ready to help us in times of trouble.

Some questions:

1. Do you ever think of God as your refuge?

2. How about your strength? Do you really know He is your strength, do you find Him strengthening You?

3. This next one is one we are more prone to act on. Finding his help in times of trouble.

4. Can you think of the last few times God has really helped you when you were in trouble?

A Prayer:

Father, these Psalms You have left for us are incredibly wonderful and comforting to our souls. They really speak so often to the situations in our own lives. Thank You for making them available for us, Lord. May we pass them on to others as we fellowship, and seek to share Your help and comfort with those who are in need. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia