Love Stronger than the Mountains
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Psalm 46:1-3
Last summer our family gathered in North Central Wyoming for a reunion. We stayed within view of Heart Mountain, which has been described as the greatest geological mystery of the twentieth century. It sits on top of layers of sediment over three miles deep. How did it get there?
Today we know that it was part of the largest known landslide in the world. An entire four hundred thirty square-mile mountain broke off from the Beartooth mountain range and slid about thirty miles southeast to where it is today. As it slid it broke up into about fifty large blocks, Heart Mountain being the largest of them. One of the biggest mysteries is that the slide plane only has a three-degree incline.
Heart Mountain is a powerful testimony to the aftermath of the world wide flood. It also makes Psalm 46 all the more vivid: “Even though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.” We will not fear because God is our refuge and strength. How terrifying it would be to see a huge mountain sliding across the countryside destroying everything in its path, not to mention the intense earthquake it would cause. Even if this happens again, we have no need to fear because God is “a very present help in trouble.”
Sadly we do fear far lesser catastrophes, but only because we do not fully trust God to be our refuge and strength. Trust Him! Call upon Him! Depend on Him! He will never leave you or forsake you.
Dear Father, You have been with me through all the trials of my life. Teach me to trust you completely and not fear whatever may come next. Amen