“Rogers Bridge Over Chattahoochee River”

By cBrown.Cooksey

The scene above shows the Chattahoochee River on a peaceful summer day. In the past week, however, the rivers and streams in our area of Georgia have become inundated with record rainfall, causing historic, catastrophic flooding. Creeks and rivers have overflowed their banks, causing massive destruction to anything in their downstream paths. Roads and bridges have been washed away. Homes, businesses, churches, schools and other personal property have been destroyed. Lives have forever been changed. Even at this very moment, more rain is pelting our roof and flashflood warnings blare on the television. Through all of this, I know that I must trust firmly and completely in God.

At times our lives can seem as though we are consumed by floodwaters in other ways. We can be overwhelmed with financial strain or relational struggles.  A longterm illness can drain our strength and sink our hope. The death of a loved one can engulf our hearts and take us to the miry depths of grief. Regardless of the crisis in our lives, there is One whom we can call upon to save us. He is our Solid Rock and our Firm Foundation. He is our Refuge from the Storms of Life. Call out to God in your distress…He is listening! “Save me, O God…Answer me out of the goodness of Your love; in Your great mercy, turn to me. Come near and rescue me!”  Let this be your prayer…

Psalm 69

¹ Save me, O God,
       for the waters have come up to my neck.

² I sink in the miry depths,
       where there is no foothold.
       I have come into the deep waters;
       the floods engulf me.

¹⁴ Rescue me from the mire;
       do not let me sink;
     

¹⁵ Do not let the floodwaters engulf me
       or the depths swallow me up …
 ¹⁶ Answer me, O LORD, out of the goodness of your love;
       in your great mercy turn to me.

¹⁸ Come near and rescue me;