TUESDAY OCTOBER 1
Underneath
are everlasting arms.” Dt 33:27 NKJV
GOD
OF THE BOTTOM
Addressing the nation of Israel for the last time,
Moses told them, “There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the
heavens to help you…The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms
are under you” (vv.26-27 NLT). As you read the Bible you discover that God did
a lot of spectacular things for His people on mountaintops. On Mount Moriah
Hemet with Abraham and Isaac, revealing Himself as “Jehovah Jireh” which means “the
Lord will provide.” On mount Horeb He spoke to Moses through a burning bush and
changed the nation of Israel’s destiny. On Mount Sinai He gave the Ten
Commandments. On Mount Carmel He sent down fire from Heaven, consuming the
prophets of Baal and turning the hearts of His people back to Him. But suddenly
Moses made a shift in the middle of telling about this great God if high places.
It is as though he was thinking, “I can’t leave these people with the thought that
God is only on top; that He’s with us only when everything is going right.” So
he continued, “The eternal God is our refuge, and underneath are the everlasting
arms.” The Hebrew word for “underneath” means “bottom.” So it could be
translated, “God’s arms are underneath you when you’re on the bottom.” No
matter how deep the valley you have to walk, God’s presence is deeper. It may
feel like you are down today, but you cannot go so low that He is not there.
Underneath you are His everlasting arms. The truth is: He’s not just the God of
the top; He’s also the God of the bottom.
Taken
from the Word for you Today Devotional
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