God is our Refuge and Strength Our Response in Times of Trouble
Psalm 46
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How should we respond in troubled times?
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Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help
in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its
waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their
surging.
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Psalm 46 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of
God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within
her, she will not be moved; God will help her at break of day. 6
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth
melts. 7 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our
fortress.
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Psalm 46 8 Come and see what the LORD has done, the desolations
he has brought on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of
the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the
shields with fire. 10 He says, Be still, and know that I am God; I
will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our
fortress.
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Three Scenarios Nature in upheaval/disasters (vv.1-3) Country
under attack (vv.4-7) Battlefield after the war (vv.8-11)
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Three Responses Response 1: We will not fear (v.2) Response 2:
We will not be moved (v.5) Response 3: Be still (v.10)
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Rationale We will not fear because God is our refuge and
strength (v.1) We will not be moved because God is in the midst of
us (v.5a) Be still because the Lord of hosts is with us
(v.11a)