Our Fortress

Our Fortress

“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.

The LORD Almighty is with us;
   the God of Jacob is our fortress.”

(Psalm 46 vs. 1-3 & 7)

            Folks, there certain beliefs that were instilled in me by my dad who was an engineer. His thoughts were reinforced by many of my instructors at engineering school. One of them was that engineers are not writers because we think in numbers and theorems. Everything in an engineer’s life is parallel or perpendicular to something! They do not teach us in geometry that the prettiest distance between two points is a curved line!

Today’s message is do not believe that stuff. Good news friend and spiritual mentor of mine, George from Minneapolis wrote the following poem. He is an engineer. Remember the punch line.

Psalm Forty-Six

By George Ewing

With the rising sun God starts our day

We check our schedules and are on our way

In our hearts we may feel a twinge or a prod

Be still, and know I am God!

As we look to those with lives in doubt

Many homes are lost and families shut out

We bring them in with a prayer and a nod

Be still, and know that I am God!

The phony games of life we choose to play

We do not seek to know God’s will for our day

Strange voices about Jesus may seem very odd

Be still, and know that I am God!

Now as I kneel down before the cross

Has life passed by leaving me at a loss

Then Jesus’ arms pick me up from the sod

Be still, and know that I am God!

Thought for Today: God is our rock, our fortress and our love.

Prayer for Today: Today Lord we give thanks to people like George, the contributions they make to our lives by helping us to remember You.

Amen