He Quells the Storm, Our Refuge and Fortress
Greetings in the Lord, Today's word comes from Psalm 46: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the Earth give way in the mountains fall into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with it surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are an uproar, kingdoms fall; He lifts his voice, the earth melts. The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolation he has brought on the Earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the Earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear and burns the shields with fire. He says, "Be still and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the Earth." The Lord Almighty is with us, the God of Ja