A Thought For The Week Of February 18

Thought for the week: "My salvation and my glory depend on God. God is the rock of my strength, my refuge." (Psalm 62:7) Last week, I talked about  what Jesus meant by "the rock" on which his church would be built, and I came to the conclusion that it meant the quality of steadfastness and courage that allowed us to proclaim our faith in Jesus even when all around us was denying Jesus. Today, in Psalm 62:7, God is our rock. If our steadfastness and courage are what the church is built on, then we can only have those qualities because God gives us that strength. Our salvation and glory - everything that we are; everything that we have; everything that we do - comes from God. We do nothing by our own strength or gifts or abilities, but only because God is with us. And because God is with us as both our strength (allowing us to stand when the going is rough) and as our refuge (allowing us to not be afraid when all seems arrayed against us) we can then serve God at all times and in all places. So take heart, live faithfully and proclaim Jesus in all you do and say, because God is your strength and your refuge. Have a great week!