Filled: A Devotional to Fill Your Life With an Abundance of Hope, Peace, Joy & LoveSample

Day 6: Filled with Strength

Don’t you love this Psalm? It is such a reminder for us that God is surrounding us in strength. He is a mighty fortress. Now, I typically know what a word like fortress means, but for our purposes, sometimes I like to look up words so we can take the Bible study a little bit deeper.

This is the definition, the second definition of fortress. Get ready for it. A person or thing, not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance.

So, now let’s read that verse again.

The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.

This is powerful stuff here. The God of Israel is our fortress. That means our God is not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance. Isn’t that incredible? It doesn’t matter what is happening around us or anywhere in the world. God is still our fortress and not moveable.

Wow. How do we respond to this incredible strength? Verse 10 tells us specifically: “Be still, and know that I am God!”

That’s all we have to do to be surrounded by God? Yep! You simply need to rest in him. Be still. Does that seem too easy? That’s because it is. God doesn’t require you to do anything for His strength to surround you. He only wants you to recognize Him in your life!

Pause, right now and be still before God. Take a deep breath and repeat this verse again in your mind and in your heart.

The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.

You can have confidence in this world because you know God has your back. You’ve got this. With God by your side, you’ve got this!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for being our fortress. You are protecting us and giving us your strength. Lord help me to simply be still in the knowledge that you are with me and that you protect me.

REFLECTION: Reflect on the word fortress. How does God being a fortress give you hope and confidence? Do you need to practice being still to acknowledge his strength or are you already good at being still?