though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selahthough its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. [Selah
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… things that I could never imagine going through for even a moment but it does speak of the sovereignty of your God that though your problem may be severe your God is sovereign Psalm 46 verses 1 through 3 he says God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble Therefore, in light of that truth, in light of that reality, we will not fear. And then he goes on to give four conditions even. He says, even though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried in the midst of the sea, though the waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling, it almost feels like there should be something that comes after that. but if you look there at the bottom of the screen, it says, Selah, meaning stop, pause, ponder, and think. That no matter what comes upon you, God is a present help in trouble. And so Isaiah prays, he gives Hezekiah the word of God, which leads us to our third action, which is this, to know what God's word says. …
… Though the earth should change Though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea Though its waters roar and foam And though the mountains tremble with its tumult There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city. It shall not be moved. God will help it when the morning dawns. The nations are in an uproar. Kingdoms tartar. He utters his voice and the earth melts. The Lord of hosts is with us and the God of Jacob is our refuge. Come, behold the works of the Lord. See what desolations he's brought into earth, but he makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear. He burns the shields with fire. Be still and know that I am God. I'm exalted among the nations. I'm exalted in the air. The Lord of hosts is with us, and the God of Jacob is our refuge. …
… into the midst of the sea, though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah. There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. God is in the midst of her. She shall not be moved. God shall help her just at the break of dawn. The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved. He uttered his voice, the earth melted. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Come before the works of the Lord who has made desolations in the earth. He makes war cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two. He burns the chariot in the fire. Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. …
the most beautiful songs in all of scripture and in this case it's a song not sung by a heavenly choir, but by an old man, Zachariah, surely with a cracking voice and an unsteady pitch of the aged. It's one of the odd and fascinating things about the gospel of Luke to see what a prominent role old people play in Luke's gospel. It's true. More than any of the other Gospels, more than Matthew or Mark or John, the elderly in Luke play cameo roles. Now, I say that's odd because when we think about the dramatic newness of the Gospel, of what God is doing in Jesus Christ, we tend to think about youth. Mary, for example, we are told was probably just barely a teenager. when she gave birth to the Christ child. Jesus was about 30 years old when he started his ministry. His disciples, many of them vigorous young fishermen in the prime of their life, at least two of them, James and John, are still young enough to be learning their trade from their father, Zebedee. …