{"id":3461,"date":"2020-06-16T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T00:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2020-06-16T17:12:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T00:12:56","slug":"hobart-herd-devotional-psalms-46-6-16-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3461","title":{"rendered":"Hobart Herd Devotional – Psalms 46 – 6-16-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hobart Herd- Psalms\n46 \u2013 6-16-20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   If you have ever needed words of comfort,\nstrength, and trust in the presence of the Lord, you need to mark, read and\nmemorize this Psalm.  Psalms 46:1 God is\nour refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.(NAS)  This verse states the doctrinal truth on\nwhich we stand and face whatever comes. \nThe basic truth of God as our refuge, strength, presence, and help, is\nwhat I need most in a world like we face today. \nWhen I am in the midst of the greatest of troubles, it is important to\nreturn to the truth of Who God is, and what that means to me.  The key to it all is the Lord\u2019s promised\npresence.  This allows us to live without\nthe mind numbing, controlling fear that comes when everything around us is in\nturmoil.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   The\npicture given us in verses 4-6 is that of the beautiful city of Jerusalem.  This was a place of protection, and presence\nof God in His temple.  For the Israelites,\nthis became the premier example of their faith in God, and their trust His\ncontinual presence and protection.  The\npromise of God\u2019s covenant with His people is that the throne of David would be\nthe place from which the Lord would reign and rule forever.  To this day, the believing Jews are waiting\nand planning for the Lord\u2019s return to rule and reign.  This is why the city of Jerusalem is the\ncenter piece of all the troubles in Israel. \n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   We have seen God at work to bring an end to\nwars and desolations.  I have seen God\nbring peace, comfort, and strength in the midst of the greatest painful and\ntroubling times.  So how do I keep this\nheart of trust and faith in the Lord even when I don\u2019t see His presence in my\nstruggles and troubles.  Psalms 46:10-11,\n10  “Cease {striving} and know that\nI am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the\nearth.” 11  The LORD of hosts is\nwith us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.(NAS)  I need this reminder to stop struggling and\ngo back to the faith and trust I have in God. \nThe word \u201cSelah\u201d is like a pause or rest in a song.  It should remind me whenever I read it to\npause, rest, and trust in the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Father, forgive me for the panic and fear\nthat I often exude when the world around me is in tragic turmoil.  I know Who You are and Your promises of\npresence, strength, comfort, rest and peace. \nMay I never doubt that You are their with me, my Rock, Strength, Refuge\nand Help.  In Jesus Name, Amen!  Pastor Rob <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hobart Herd- Psalms 46 \u2013 6-16-20    If you have ever needed words of comfort, strength, and trust in the presence of the Lord, you need to mark, read and memorize this Psalm.  Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3462,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461\/revisions\/3462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}