One of our Elders, Nelson Plasencia recently shared with me the
following devotional. I think you will
enjoy it as much as I did...
“Psalm 46:1 “God
is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.” It matters how people view God! A literal, rough
translation of Psalm 46:1 from the Hebrew would read something like: “God, to us, a refuge and strength. A helper
in adversities, to be found abundantly”. You see, for those who do not know
Him, God is a crutch; God is a myth; God is distant; God is vengeful.
Whenever
I hear people say that God is a crutch I can’t help but think that, if
anything, He is the wheelchair. A crutch implies that I have some strength to
get by and only need a little assistance; a little support. The reality is that
apart from God I can’t do anything. When a man is wheelchair bound, he only
needs to rest all his weight on the wheelchair. It is a picture of total
dependence.
As it is written, “In Him we
live and move and have our being” (i.e., exist; Acts 17:28). But to us, He is a refuge and strength.
And, who is us? Those who through faith in Christ have embraced the God of the
Bible; the God of creation; the God of Jacob (Psalm 46:7,11) and have thus been
brought near, been forgiven and set apart.
Who is God to you? How do you view
Him? As this New Year gets underway, let us resolve to live in total dependence
on the God of Jacob. He is an abundant help for all our troubles, tribulations,
adversities; anything and everything that hinders our moving forward in faith!”
Thanks Nelson for sharing this devo with us all!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
