God Is Our Refuge And Strength

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."  Psalms 46:1 (NIV)

The words of this psalm were recorded under the divine inspiration of The Holy Spirit of God by the Sons of Korah.  The purpose of this psalm was, and is, to inform believers that The Lord God is always present, in good times and bad.  He is our shelter and our protection, and it is with His strength that we can continue to go on.

Believers know that God is our refuge, our hiding place (Psalms 32:7 and Psalms 119:114), our fortress (2 Samuel 22:2, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 31:3, Psalms 91:2, and Psalms 144:2), and our strong tower. (Psalms 61:3 and Proverbs 18:10)  It is said that in order to protect us He hides us under His wings. (Psalms 17:8, Psalms 36:7 and Psalms 91:4)  It is by His strength that we carry on and continue. (1 Chronicles 16:11, 1 Chronicles 16:27, Psalms 28:8, Psalms 29:11, and Psalms 59:9)  He need not give us the strength to fight our enemies, for that battle is His. (2 Chronicles 20:15)  We just need to put on the whole armor of God and stand against evil. (Ephesians 6:11-18)  When trouble comes, God is the only one to go to.