Scripture Reading for 24 November 2013

Psalm 46

¹God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, 

though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;³though 

its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with 

its tumult. ⁴There is a river whose streams make glad the city

 of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.⁵God is in the 

midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when

 the morning dawns.⁶The nations are in an uproar, the 

kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.⁷The Lord 

of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. ⁸Come,

 behold the works of the Lord; see what desolations he has

 brought on the earth.⁹He makes wars cease to the end of the 

earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; he burns the 

shields with fire.¹⁰“Be still, 
and know that I am God! I am 

exalted among the nations, 
I am exalted in the earth.”¹¹The

 Lord of hosts is with us; the 
God of Jacob is our refuge. 




FOR CONSIDERATION
-The 1st verse makes an awesome declaration. How does human experience  
challenge this promise?
-Where is the refuge God provides? How would those in the wake of a tsunami or tornado hear these words?