Living in a Chaotic World

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.

Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.  The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.

He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’ The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” (Psalm 46:1-11 NIV)

It has been quite a summer of change and turmoil!  The Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, Bruce Jenner transformed to Caitlyn, more riots occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, the release of the Planned Parenthood videos revealed some of the internal workings of this organization, and the U.S. reached a controversial nuclear agreement with Iran. Add to this the politics heating up for the 2016 presidential election and world events that appear to get worse by the day, and it can seem the world in which we live is out of control.  

The good news is the Almighty God is still present.  He is the same as He was in the beginning, as He is now, and as He always will be (Hebrews 13:8). He is still on the scene and has everything under control, though it may seem otherwise.

The Psalmist felt overwhelmed as he pictured a world coming apart. Nations were in turmoil and the order of things was changing.  The world, which he knew, was changing before his very eyes.  

Do you feel that way today?  Are the moorings of your life, the things that have provided you with security and peace, being removed?  If so, then heed the words of the Lord: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Though our world, your world, may be rapidly changing, even perhaps falling apart, there is One who remains on the scene.  He is in control and to Him you can cling.

© Jim Musser 2015