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Subject: Blessings to All
Date: Sunday, March 08, 1998 9:46 AM

In this day and age when there is so much clamor and disharmony it is so
wonderfully assuring to know that God alone is our refuge (protection and
shelter).  How well did King David know this!  He sings of it often in the
Psalms.  Psalm 62 is one.  Here, alternately, he speaks of God as his
stronghold and of the treachery of man.  Let me share those verses of faith
and assurance from the Amplified Bible.  

"For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.
 He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defense and my Fortress, I shall
not be greatly moved."  vs. 1-2

"My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and
expectation are from Him.
He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defense and my Fortress, I
shall not be moved.
With God rests my salvation and my glory; He is my Rock of unyielding
strength and impenetrable hardness, and my refuge is in God!
Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have confidence in Him at all times, you
people; pour out your hearts before Him.  God is a refuge for us (a
fortress and a high tower).  Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

"God has spoken once, twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God.
Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy and lovingkindness..."  Vs. 11-12a

Did you notice that in these verses David is talking here to his own soul
as well as to the people and to God?  We, too, need to encourage and remind
our own souls of these things when we are in a hard place (and when we are
not).  We are never alone!  But we are to 'wait silently'!  These are
places of increasing our faith and patience.  Thank you Lord for your
tender and loving care of us.

Does this not make you want to break forth joyously in praise and worship
to our wonderful Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?  Let's just lift our hearts
together and praise the Lord for He alone is worthy of it all.