The photo is the Brazos River near Waco Texas. Brazos is Spanish for “arms”, short for “Los Brazos de Dios” or “the arms of God.” This day with God, let us take courage as we step ahead with boldness because everything will turn out alright with God by our side. Each day, we rely on the Word as our guide and today we are reading Psalm 46, writing down our next steps of action, and using poems or songs to encourage.

God is described in this psalm of praise as being strong and of being a helper through trouble. His mighty arms would protect from what harms to deliver the people of Jerusalem from their enemies. They could trust God to both protect and fight for them knowing that He was in control and His River of grace would keep flowing to bring peace to them.

Things in this world can shake us up. Storms, earthquakes, fire, and war among other things. Fear can hold us back but knowing God is with us brings courage so we can step ahead through our difficulties with confidence because there is poise to face any situation.

The next time a crisis hits, remember that God wants to be our refuge and strength. We can pass through the fire with Godspeed and not get burned. This day with God, we can let go, hand the crisis over, and let Him do the work to get us through (vv. 10-11).

This Day with You Lord, we study Your Word and pray knowing that You are with us to help us through any crisis. We have poise to handle any situation. Even death has no sting because of the victory You bring. We share about this Good News to encourage during fear so we have the poise to step ahead through any fire. Amen.