"Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall,
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The Lord of Hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress."
- Psalm 46:6-7
While the previous verses speak of God's power over the raging of nature, we now see the power of God over the raging of nations. God speaks and the earth melts. Remember the way that God answered the prayer of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18:9-19:37? The 'angel of the Lord' ; yes, just 1 angel, single-handedly wiped out 185,000 armed men in an instant!
Now look at the words of Jesus, the one named Emmanuel, "God with us". To the storm he said 'be still' and it did, to the lame he said "get up" and they did, to the dead he said "wake up" and they did. When it came time for him to be arrested by armed men in the darkness of night; one of his followers took out his sword and cut of the ear of a soldier. Jesus tells him to settle down and put the sword away, adding "Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" Think about it, 12 legions! Now let's do some math... A Roman legion was around 5,000 men.... so that's more than 60,000 angels -- and if 1 angel effortlessly conquers 185,000 armed men, then 60,000 would take out over 11 billion soldiers. That is more than every army of every nation of all time has ever seen.
The Lord of Hosts is with us.
And the God of Jacob is our fortress..... Why Jacob? Remember Jacob? he wasn't such a good guy, he deceived his brother, he cheated, he lied - yet God chose him. Jacob wrestled with God - and God won. We wrestle with God too don't we? We keep striving, we make mistakes, we kick and scream when things get tough. We need a refuge, we need a fortress, a strong tower... The God of Jacob is our fortress...
May you know Jesus as your fortress, as your refuge, as your strength
In His strength,
Mike
