MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS:

I need to receive Jesus Christ as my personal Savior for the first time.

I need to be baptized.
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I need to attend Starting Point.
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I need to join a small group.
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I need to join a serve team.
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Dig Deeper:

1. Read Psalm 46:10. Have you heard this verse used before? If so, in what context?
2. Why do you think this verse is used often?
3. Read Psalm 46:1. What is a refuge? When people face trouble, what might be their refuge?
4. Read Psalm 46:2-3. Describe in your own words what these verses are describing. The word “Selah” means to “pause and think calmly of that.” Based on what was just described, does it make sense (on our own) to “pause and think calmly of that”? Why or why not?
5. How does God act as our refuge?
6. Why is security and peace only found in a secure, close relationship with Jesus?
7. Read Psalm 46:4-9. How is God’s power displayed in this passage?
8. Read 2 Kings 19:15-19, 35. King Hezekiah prayed when he was faced with overwhelming circumstances. Why should prayer be our first response to life’s difficulties?
9. Read Psalm 46:10-11. Does knowing more about this psalm change your view of this famous verse? If so, how? How is our stillness linked to God’s victory?
10. Describe the relationship between being still and knowing that He is God.
11. Why is it difficult for us to relax and focus on God’s victory instead of our circumstances?
12. Describe a time in your life when your stillness helped you experience God in the chaos of life.
13. Look back at verses 7 and 11 of Psalm 46. How do these verses teach us how we can know God as the almighty? What does it mean that the Lord is almighty?
14. Why do you think Charles Spurgeon called this psalm the “song of holy confidence”?
15. What did you learn about prayer through this psalm?
16. Has anything from this discussion, or time in the Word, made you view God differently than you’ve have previously? If so, how?
17. How would you summarize the psalm?

Live It Out:

What do we do when we face trouble?

1. Run to God as your refuge. God is our protection and safety. Where do you run when trouble arises? What is your place of refuge? If it’s not God, explore why. Whatever trouble you are facing now, look to God first and always instead of searching elsewhere.

2. Rely on God’s power. Is prayer your first response to difficulties in life? Read again King Hezekiah’s prayer in 2 Kings 19:15-19. Summarize in your own words his prayer. Pray to God a similar prayer about an insurmountable difficulty you are facing. Regardless if your circumstances change, recognize and remember God’s power to rescue us. We can be confident that He is in control, and we are not.

3. Rest in God’s victory. After praying and seeking God, do you return quickly to a place of unrest? Why? Examine why it might be challenging for you to stop fighting and let God fight for you; to surrender and let go to the Lord. Release to God whatever you are holding onto.

Reading Plan:
Monday: Psalm 46
Tuesday: Psalm 91
Wednesday: 2 Kings 19:1-7
Thursday: 2 Kings 19:8-13
Friday: 2 Kings 19:14-19
Saturday: 2 Kings 19:35-37