Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is");
document.writeln("in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be");
document.writeln("shaken. My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where");
document.writeln("no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your");
document.writeln("heart to him, for God is our refuge.1
Our world is completely unstable, and we would have every");
document.writeln("reason to fear if we had only ourselves to rely on. But thankfully, that is");
document.writeln("not the case! God is our fortress and, when our hope and trust is in him, we will");
document.writeln("not be shaken.
Dr. Emil Brunner said, \'What oxygen is for the lungs, such");
document.writeln("is hope for the meaning of human life. Take oxygen away and death occurs through");
document.writeln("suffocation, take hope away and humanity is constricted through lack of breath, then despair and hopelessness set in.\'
In times of trouble or uncertainty, hope is what we cling");
document.writeln("on to. If we allow God to be our Rock, we will not be shaken by what happens in");
document.writeln("our personal life or in the world around us. Now, this does not mean that we will not experience troubles, but it does mean that God will walk with us through every");
document.writeln("circumstance.
There is a song by Building 429 called \'We Won\'t Be Shaken\'.");
document.writeln("The lyrics of this song have been such a great reminder to me of where my hope");
document.writeln("lies:
This world has nothing");
document.writeln("for me, this life is not my
I know You go before me,");
document.writeln("and I am not
This mountain rises");
document.writeln("higher, the way seems so
But I know that You go");
document.writeln("with me so I will never fear. I will trust in
Whatever will come our");
document.writeln("way, through fire or pouring rain
No, we won\'t be shaken.");
document.writeln("No, we won\'t be
Whatever tomorrow brings,");
document.writeln("together we\'ll rise and sing
That we won\'t be shaken.");
document.writeln("No, we won\'t be
May we be so firmly grounded in Christ, that regardless of");
document.writeln("what comes our way, we will stand firm in the Truth and believe that greater is");
document.writeln("He who is in us, then he who is in the world.
Suggested prayer: Lord, though the ground beneath me tremble");
document.writeln("and the world around me start to crumble, help me to stand firm in You. You are");
document.writeln("my Refuge, my Protector, and the Rock on which I stand. You are my hope, and I");
document.writeln("trust in You alone. Thank you for your great faithfulness! In the name of Jesus I pray,");
document.writeln("amen.
1. Psalm");
document.writeln("62:5-8 (NLT).
Today\'s Encounter was written by: Crystal B.
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