Till the Storm Passes By
(NRSV) TO THE LEADER: DO NOT DESTROY. OF DAVID. A MIKTAM, WHEN HE FLED FROM SAUL, IN THE CAVE.
Psalm 57:1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.
(NRSV)Psalm 27:4 One thing I asked of the LORD,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the LORD,
and to inquire in his temple.
5 For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high on a rock.
I wonder if people throughout the ages have believed they were living in unprecedented times. I know I have witnessed a lot in my 74 years, some triumphs and some tragedies.
Not even a year ago parts of North Carolina were washed away and close to 200 lives were lost. In Kerrville, TX the Guadalupe River swelled above its banks and over 100 fatalities occurred on the Fourth of July with more than 150 still missing. Tragic beyond our understanding, yet I know that our God reigns. How do I know? The Bible tells me so.
When life spins out of control, I am not one who hides in bed with my covers over my head. Nor do I shake my fist toward heaven, cursing God in anger. Instead, I turn to the comfort found in God’s Word. And I know, believe and understand that just as God is with us when we take our first breath, He is with us when we take our last breath.
May we grieve over lives impacted by disasters, praying for God’s supernatural peace and may we provide comfort to those in pain, using God’s Word as our source and the Holy Spirit as our guide.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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