“But as for me,
I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy
Each morning I will sing with joy
about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety
For you have been my refuge,
a place of safety
when I am in distress.”
Psalm 59:16 NLT
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We
are living in troubled times! - The Timothy McVeigh bombing of the Alfred P.
Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 – the 911 Twin Tower
bombing in New York City in 2001 – and now just last month, April 15th,
the Boston Maritime bombings. Added to the terrorist bombings are the
financial uncertainties throughout the world.
As
a nation we have been turning farther and farther from the standards of God’s
Word. Life styles that were hardly even mentioned fifty years ago are now
openly practiced. Abortion is called a choice and gay relationships are claimed
as “rights”.
The
prophet Isaiah warns, “What sorrow for those who say
that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that
bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.” But that is exactly what is
happening in our society, including more and more professing Christians.
But
our focus needs to be on God’s power to keep us safe in the midst of it all.
David is a good example of doing this. King Saul pursued him at every turn with
the full intent to kill him. Even when Saul’s soldiers surrounded David’s house
and David had every reason to fear for his life, he chose to focus on God’s
power to keep him safe in the face of such looming danger, and he says “But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been
my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.”
The darkness around us is real, but the Lord’s unfailing
love is even more real and is able to keep our soul safe, and that is
something worth singing about! As we reflect on how He has been our refuge in
the past it gives us all the more confidence to sing with joy and assurance of
His keeping power today and forever!!
Jesus
tells us “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill
your body; they cannot touch your soul… What is the price of two
sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without
your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all
numbered. So don’t be afraid;
you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”
Join
Ethel Waters as she sings -
His Eye Is on The Sparrow
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