Today’s reading is Psalm 46.
“The Lord of hosts is with us.” Yahweh-Sabaoth is with us. That is the refrain for this son of Korah. Whether this song is glorifying God for a recent victory (as most believe) or is praising God in faith for a coming victory, the cry is clear: God is with us. This city will stand not because of its ramparts and weapons, not because of its soldiers and weapons. It will stand because of its most important inhabitant: Yahweh.
But how can we Christians read this and not remember Matthew 1:23:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
Yahweh is with us in the person of Jesus Christ.
And didn’t Jesus demonstrate every bit of this psalm. He did not fear when the earth gave way and the mountains fell into the sea. He did not fear when the waters roared and foamed. When the nations raged and the kingdoms tottered. When the Jewish nation betrayed Him to the Romans, He did not fear. When the Roman nation nailed Him to a cross, He did not fret. When people stood at the foot of His cross and mocked Him, taunting Him, challenging Him to prove Himself by coming down, He did not take the bait.
He entrusted Himself to God. His refuge was the Father. Even when He felt forsaken, He hung on to God’s plan and continued in submission.
Here’s the kicker. If you had never heard the story before and you were just watching it as a movie, what would you expect? Surely, at the very last second, just before it is too late, God would deliver His Son from death. But He doesn’t. Jesus dies. The solid foundations have surely crumbled completely. His body is taken down from the cross and laid in a cold, dark tomb. It’s over. The battle is lost.
But No! On the third day, when morning dawns, the stone rolls back and Jesus breaks the bonds of death. It’s never too late for God’s victory. The King wins. And, in time, every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. He will be exalted! Don’t wait until that day. Confess Him today.
That’s our Savior. That’s our King. Let’s hang on to Him. Praise the Lord!
Next week’s reading is Psalm 47.
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Discuss the Following Questions with Your Family
- What are your initial reactions to the psalm and the written devo above?
- How does God’s demand to “Be still” in this psalm remind you of Jesus?
- How does Jesus make wars to cease?
- Why should Jesus be exalted?
- What do you think we should pray for and about in light of this psalm and our discussion today?
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