"Be still and know..."

Five years ago something happened that devastated the world. Lives were destroyed, people were killed, and terror reigned. The world changed in matter of moments. Mankind was scarred with a deep wound and continues to heal today.

For some it was a personal matter. Their entire life was changed as a direct result of the outcome of this dark day. Others felt nothing. They were not affected in the least. They were neither New Yorker nor victim. And the rest of us fall in between…

The Psalmist writes in Psalm 46:
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God will help her right early.
The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice, the earth melts.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Come, behold the works of the LORD,
how he has wrought desolations in the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear,
he burns the chariots with fire!
"Be still, and know that I am God.
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth!"
The LORD of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.

I want to notice what the Psalmist says. He tells us we have nothing to fear. Yes bad things happen to good people. Yes bad people do horrible things. Yes the world changes. But we, Christians, have nothing to fear for Jehovah, the Lord Almighty, the Lord of Hosts, holds absolute sway in our lives. Further, not only is he in total control, he is our refuge. He shelters us in our time of trouble. What an awesome thought that the infinite God of the cosmos cares for each of us in his care. He is ever-present in our lives and our only true source of strength.

The world changed five years ago. But if the Lord is your refuge, your strength, you have nothing to fear for He and He alone is God.