"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."
- Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV).
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Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn't even know there was one!" The sub had been so far beneath the surface that it had reached the area known to sailors as "the cushion of the sea." Although the ocean may be whipped into huge waves by high winds, the waters below are never stirred.
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Being a Christian doesn't deliver us from the trials and troubles of life
because we live in a broken world where it rains on the just as well as the
unjust. - See Matthew 5:45. However, our faith in Christ gives us an anchor in
the storm and a hiding place in the shadow of his wings. As David the Psalmist prayed, "Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until this violent storm is past". - Psalm 57:1-2 (NLT).
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Several years ago a submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, "How did the terrible storm last night affect you?" The officer looked at him in surprise and exclaimed, "Storm? We didn't even know there was one!" The sub had been so far beneath the surface that it had reached the area known to sailors as "the cushion of the sea." Although the ocean may be whipped into huge waves by high winds, the waters below are never stirred.
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Being a Christian doesn't deliver us from the trials and troubles of life
because we live in a broken world where it rains on the just as well as the
unjust. - See Matthew 5:45. However, our faith in Christ gives us an anchor in
the storm and a hiding place in the shadow of his wings. As David the Psalmist prayed, "Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until this violent storm is past". - Psalm 57:1-2 (NLT).
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