“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalms 37:39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Psalms 3:8 Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people!
Romans 10:13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
Jonah 2:9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!”
Isaiah 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.
Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;
2 Corinthians 1:9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again
Isaiah 33:2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.
Psalms 9:9 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
How many times do we face trouble and fall into the trap of worry, fret, impatience, and unrest? It is easy isn’t it. God can be our refuge, strength, hope, joy, peace, rest and power if we but go to Him and leave it in His all powerful hands. I recently faced a couple of issues that were eating at me and for over two weeks I kept them to myself and did not leave them or even take them to my heavenly Father. Those two weeks were filled with anxiousness, worry, and with out hope yet my first inclination was to try to handle this myself. Every attempt failed and fueled the worry and anxiousness. Then laying on my pillow I asked for His help. Amazing both of these issues came with resolution. I should not be amazed though should I. God is able to do more than we ask and much more than we can imagine. I should not look with amazement but rather with trust and know without doubt that God is sovereign and in control and will handle this in His time with His purpose.
