March 14 ~ Psalm 125:1
Everyone who trusts the LORD is like Mount Zion that cannot be shaken and will stand forever.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
Our house sits on a bluff overlooking the Little Red River, just below Greers Ferry Dam. We can step to any window on the back side of our house and see the dam, the power house, and the river winding below us. Since we moved into this house, more than one visitor has said, “One thing is for sure… when the dam goes, you’ll be the first to know!” Our response, delivered with a laugh, has been, “That dam isn’t going anywhere!” Along with a LOT of other people down river, we are trusting it to hold back the water of Greers Ferry Lake! Of course, we realize that a devastating earthquake like those in Haiti and Chile could rattle this structure, but for the most part, we trust that the dam “cannot be shaken and will stand forever.”
In the early 1980’s, a tornado ripped through Cleburne County and literally uprooted a massive iron and concrete structure known as “the Edgemont Bridge,” near Greers Ferry. When my parents called us and told us that the bridge was gone, we envisioned a little bit of mangled iron torn from the top. But they were serious – the bridge was GONE! I assume what is left of it lies on the bottom of the lake nearby… I don’t know for sure. But we thought that structure was invincible and would last forever. Hundreds of people trusted the bridge to be there every day to get them across the lake to work, school, and more.
Thankfully, we don’t have to worry about even an earthquake or tornado shaking the soundness of our God. We can trust Him to stand firm and steady forever – to NEVER be shaken. If we trust God, we don’t have to wonder or worry that He won’t be available to us… that He will be too busy, too tired, too sick, or just plain not interested. We don’t have to fear that something will “take God out” and make Him unavailable. God will ALWAYS be there for us!
As with most things of this earth, we have to trust that the dam will hold… to a point. We have to trust that the bridges that carry us from Point A to Point B will stand. But we have to be realistic and understand that something could actually happen someday to change this. We have to understand that trusting family and friends comes with a “caveat” – because, as humans, people can be fickle. But with GOD, we never have to have a backup plan – in fact, this would run counter to our faith and trust in Him. We can be assured that God’s love, grace and mercy for us endures forever!
We can trust that Jesus will ALWAYS stand in the gap as our bridge to God… we can trust that God will protect us from the wickedness of Satan – standing as the Dam that holds back his evil. I am thankful that this is one thing I never have to worry about. Dams may leak or crumble… bridges may fall, but GOD stands forever! Hallelujah! Thanks and praises be to Him. What a mighty God we serve! Are you trusting His strength in your life today?
©2010 Debbie Robus
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