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1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble… 10“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:1,10
As we have made our way through the Exodus story with Moses these past weeks, we have seen God present with his people. I hope these stories have reminded us that, as God peoples, today we, too, experience the presence of God in our lives.
God is there to offer us council and help, to give us direction and purpose. God is present with us in our hurting, and in our rejoicing, and sometimes God is the reason we move for former to the latter. God’s strength amazes us, and confounds us. God’s promises to be with us give us the endurance to keep on going through trying times, knowing that God will be with us in the struggle.
I think that’s the best part of studying the history of the Israelites. They, as a people, know that God was with them in the struggle.
I’ve heard from some in our congregation who have been willing to share their struggles with me, asking for prayer on various things. Through these conversations, I become aware that we do not always recognize the struggle that is going on in those around us. We can’t always read the struggle on their faces, or hear in their voices. Still, as a people of God, we should recognize that we are in this life together. We are a community, a church, and we should pray for and uplift one another even when we don’t recognize they are struggling.
Truth is, we would want someone to do the same for us, if we were in such situation. I hope, today, and in the days ahead, we would take a moment to pray for those situations of which we are unaware, but know that God knows, and in the stillness of our being, God will be exalted for helping our friends through the struggle, giving them strength in their time of trouble.
Grace & Peace,
Sam