Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God.

The theme of this psalm is that God is always there to help, providing refuge, security, and peace. God’s power is complete and His ultimate victory is certain. He will not fail to rescue those who love Him.

Thoughts for the day...
This whole psalm is about our trust in God, and not needing to fear anything. It’s in this psalm that we read about the earth shaking and mountains crumbling into the sea. Yet through all of these disasters, God reminds us that He will be with us, and He will protect us (us being those who believe in and love Him). We find assurance in this psalm that regardless of troublesome things that have happened and will continue to happen, the final victory will be God’s.

So if God protects me through those troubling times, why wouldn’t He protect me through my daily tribulations as well? He does, every day, and oftentimes I take this for granted. When I think about God’s holiness, His greatness, and His absolute power, and then about the grace that He’s shown me, I have to stop what I’m doing and thank Him and praise Him for the awesome, loving, and merciful God that He is.

My Prayer
God in heaven, my powerful, merciful Father, thank you for loving me. Thank you for accepting me as Your son and for protecting me. I know that I often take for granted everything You’ve done for me and continue to do for me, and I thank you for this reminder today of Your awesome presence and power. Thank you for showing me Your holiness, and for choosing to forgive me my sins. I love you, Father.