Corona Devo 1242

Sometimes...and some days...the earth around us quakes.  Our foundation is rocked, and we can't shake the aftermath of the trauma/sorrow/fear/wickedness that has shaken us to the core.  

Have the earthquakes come to you today?

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Sometimes...and some days...everything that we knew to be true, good, and stable crumbles.  The mountain that was our marriage...crumbles into the sea.  The mountain that was our career/our child/our love/our family/our dream/our friend...crumbles into the sea.

Have your mountains crumbled into the sea today?

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Sometimes...and some days...the oceans roar and foam.  Our mind and imagination is roaring and foaming with untruths that are not from the Lord.  Sometimes we have a relationship or person in our life that is roaring and foaming.  A situation out-of-control, a detour we didn't see coming, or waters that are more turbulent than we care to handle...  

Are our oceans roaring and foaming today?   

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Sometimes...and some days...we are on shaky ground.  We tremble.  Our mountains tremble.  The waters rise in our lives, and they surge.

Let them.

Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! (Psalm 46:3)

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Let them?  

Yes--Let them...because we can't stop them.  

The earthquakes will come.  At times, our mountains will crumble into the sea.  The oceans of our lives will roar and foam.  The waters will surge.   

Let them, because we have our God.

Let them, and take refuge in our God.

Let them, and gain strength from our God.

Let them, and we will not fear because...God.

(1) God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.  

(2) So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. 

(3) Let the oceans roar and foam.  Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!  ~Psalm 46:1-3

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Our God is near and our God is here.  When our earth quakes, our mountains crumble, and our oceans roar and foam...The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us (Psalm 46:7).

Take heart, Child-of-God, and let the Lord's Word flow into us today like a river.  God dwells in us!  He is our refuge and our strength, and we cannot and will not be destroyed!  

From the first rays of dawn today (break of day), God will protect us.
Things, people, situations, and emotions around us and even within us might be in chaos and crumbling, but God’s voice thunders, and the earth melts!  The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us and He is our fortress (Psalm 46:6-7).

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A river brings joy to the city of our God, the sacred home of the Most High.  (5) God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed.  From the very break of day, God will protect it.  (6) The nations are in chaos, and their kingdoms crumble!  God’s voice thunders, and the earth melts!  (7) The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.  ~Psalm 46:4-7

Have the earthquakes come to us today?
Have our mountains crumbled into the sea today?
Are our oceans roaring and foaming today?

Let them.

Our God and His Word bring joy to us today.  We won't be destroyed, and instead God will protect us.  

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies (that's our God!) is here among us; the God of Israel is our God of today, and He is our fortress.  ~Psalm 46:7

Our God and His Word bring joy to us today.  Let them.


Blessings, 

sarah

https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com

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