Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“The Lord is good,
a stronghold on a day of trouble;
he protects those who take refuge in him,
even in a rushing flood.”
NL Daily Devotion for Tuesday, November 12, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
This word of comfort comes in the middle of a long diatribe about God’s vengeance. A jealous and wrathful God promises to visit fire and rage on “the guilty” and those who plot against God. I suppose one could take comfort just in the idea that “Well, I’m not one of those people!” But the fact is that we all sin and fall short. We all do what we know on some level is wrong. We all wander away from God and put our trust in worldly things.
Even so, we can “take refuge” in God simply by turning back and doing our best to do better. God always takes us back, (God, in fact, never actually lets us go), and promises solace no matter what is going on around us.
Where do I find comfort in the midst of hard times?
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