God Provides a Place of Refuge

Psalm 46:1-5

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

Life’s Problems, Life’s Refuge• We are living in troubled times

• Health, money, jobs, family members, marriage disappointments, unhappiness with our relationship with God, tough decisions, death of loved ones, etc.

• We would need no refuge if no problems

• We have problems, God provides a refuge

• The Life of David far more stressful than ours

• David found his place of refuge

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

• He saw God as a place of strength

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

• He saw God as a place of strength

• He saw God providing a river for the holy city

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

• He saw God as a place of strength

• He saw God providing a river for the holy city

• He saw joy in that holy city because God blessed it

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

• He saw God as a place of strength

• He saw God providing a river for the holy city

• He saw joy in that holy city because God blessed it

• He saw God “tabernacling” in that city

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

• He saw God as a place of strength

• He saw God providing a river for the holy city

• He saw joy in that holy city because God blessed it

• He saw God “tabernacling” in that city

• He saw God in the midst of that city

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

• He saw God as a place of strength

• He saw God providing a river for the holy city

• He saw joy in that holy city because God blessed it

• He saw God “tabernacling” in that city

• He saw God in the midst of that city

• He saw God in the midst of the holy place

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

David’s View of God as a Refuge• He saw the turbulent world in which he lived

• He saw God as a place of refuge (24 times in Psalms)

• He saw God as a place of strength

• He saw God providing a river for the holy city

• He saw joy in that holy city because God blessed it

• He saw God “tabernacling” in that city

• He saw God in the midst of that city

• He saw God blessing the holy place

• We will not fear because God will help her now

1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.

Psalm 46:1-5

OUR View of God as a Refuge• We see the turbulent world in which he lived

• We see see God as a place of refuge

• We see God as a place of strength

• We see God providing a river for the holy city

• We see joy in that holy city because God blessed it

• We see God “tabernacling” in that city

• We see God in the midst of that city

• We see God in the midst of the holy place

• We will not fear because God will help her now

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written: "For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,

39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Rom. 8:35-39

Entering Our Place of Refuge

• Believe in Him John 8:24

• Turn (repent) from sin Acts 17:30

• Confess Christ Rom. 10:9

• Baptized into Christ Gal. 3:27

Added to His Kingdom, Church, FAMILY

• Be faithful until deathRev. 2:10