Today February 11, 2016

² The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. ³ Not with our fathers did the Lord make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today.  Deuteronomy 5:2,3 ESV

1God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present help in trouble.  Psalm 46:1 ESV

God is the god of today.  His love is current.  His protection up-to-date.  His guidance a la' mode.  (not ice cream: click here)  



God is not a yesterday god.  He is not just the God of your parents or their parents or Bible times.  The same God that led a nation of slaves away from the the most powerful nation on earth is the same God that reaches out to us today.  He can part our workplace Red Seas.  He can give us power to conquer our internal walled cities.

God's promises are not relegated to the hymns of the Baptist hymnal.  His reassurances are not just for the gray-haired deacons who take up the offering.  He rescues and guides and protects us today, February 11, 2016.  B.C. or A.D. is of no consequence to El Shaddai.

Go to Him with the most up-do-date, current, I-can't-believe-this-just-happened challenge in  your life.  His knowledge of current events surpasses CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC combined.  Nothing escapes His notice or comes as a surprise. 
 
His promises of love, guidance, protection, and peace are for us today, this very moment.  What comfort, joy, and confidence that inspires when we allow that truth to penetrate our hearts.  As we face today, tomorrow, and all the days after tomorrow, remember He is "very present".