Daily Devotion for April 26, 2025

Devotion:

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Read Psalm 46.

I was recently reading this Psalm in the Common English Bible translation.  In the study notes that go with it, there was this: “In the ancient view of the world, the mountains held the dry land in place and held up the sky. The worst possible event would be for the mountains to crumble or shake. But the Psalmist affirms that even if the worst were to happen, God can still be trusted, and so there is no reason to be afraid.” Movies over the years have created all kinds of scary scenes about the earth being invaded or the landscape falling apart for various reasons.  What would be your “worst-case scenario” of what might happen? 

 

The good news is that we can still know of God’s abiding presence and power to see us through anything that happens. Moreover, through the resurrection of Jesus, we have been assured of going to be with God when our time here on earth is finished, no matter how that happens.  

So live life to the fullest. Know that the future is in God’s hands. You do not have to be afraid. Praise God! 

Personal Worship Option:

The Easter Season is a good time to be reminded of this chorus from a song written by Bill and Gloria Gaither:

Because he lives, I can face tomorrow; because he lives, all fear is gone;

because I know he holds the future, and life is worth the living just because he lives.