A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

This week we are looking at Psalm 46. This Psalm has some of the most commonly quoted lines from the Bible: "God is our refuge and strength." "Be still and know that I am God." While those have gained popularity for very good reason, they are often taken and pulled out of the context of the Psalm to mean whatever we want them to. Being still turns into an opportunity for an Instagram post with an aesthetically-pleasing Bible/coffee/journal display. God is our refuge turns into a bullheaded belief that we will be physically protected in whatever circumstance we get ourselves into.

Take a minute and read the Psalm in its entirety. What sort of emotional response does it evoke? What sort of impression is the Psalmist giving us about God? Or about God's enemies? Pray that God would give us a vision of Himself that would be able to give us this sort of confidence in Him even when trials come.