RESOLVED
READING: PSALM 46:1-11
When under pressure, people are subject to seeking relief in many different ways. Their tactics can result in varying degrees of success and peace. However, the very best response to use at such times is demonstrated in Psalm 46. This psalm is a model as it relates what the people of Judah did when they were under attack. Verse 1 tells how they confessed God as their refuge and strength, and a very present help in trouble. They put God first and there is no better way to start anything. Verse 10 then records God’s response to that. He said, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!.” Next, verse 11 reveals the resolution they found as they accepted their security in the presence of the Lord. Their response was to exclaim that that the Lord was with them and that He was their refuge. The issue was settled and resolved because they accepted that God was their guarantee of wellbeing. There is relief from pressure for every Christian who does as they did. Truly, the Lord is our refuge and our source of resolution. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
2. What do you think was most important about the way the Judeans responded?
