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Daily Bread

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Date: Jul. 5, 2021

Passage

Psalm 46:1-11 (ESV)

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song.

  God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present help in trouble.
  Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way,
    though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
  though its waters roar and foam,
    though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
  There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy habitation of the Most High.
  God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
    God will help her when morning dawns.
  The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
    he utters his voice, the earth melts.
  The LORD of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  Come, behold the works of the LORD,
    how he has brought desolations on the earth.
  He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
    he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
    he burns the chariots with fire.
10   “Be still, and know that I am God.
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth!”
11   The LORD of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Daily Bread

Key Verse: 46:7

  The LORD of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

First, God is our refuge and strength (1-7). This psalm has some imagery of chaos and trouble: mountains falling, waters roaring, nations in uproar, kingdoms falling (2,3,6). Where is security to be found? In God, our refuge and strength, our ever-present help in trouble. With God, we will not fear. Where God dwells, there are streams of gladness. God upholds his people; we will not fall. He is with us; he is our mighty fortress.

Second, God will be exalted in all the earth (8-11). Come and see what the LORD has done! He brings desolation or makes wars cease. He says, “Be still [everyone], 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. God is our fortress.

Prayer: Prayer: LORD God Almighty, you are our refuge and strength, our ever-present help in need. You are our fortress. With you, we will not fear.

One Word: One Word: Praise God, our refuge, strength, and ever-present help—our fortress!

Daily Bread

David’s Royal Line

1 Chronicles 3:1-5:26

Key Verse: 3:3:9

the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah;

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