{"id":535,"date":"2009-07-03T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=535"},"modified":"2009-09-15T10:18:17","modified_gmt":"2009-09-15T17:18:17","slug":"gods-haven-of-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/gods-haven-of-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"GOD’S HAVEN OF REST!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psalm 46:1-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Joyce and I have been reading through the book of Psalms. It is absolutely astounding that David was beset by so many storms. He was attacked on all sides by his enemies who desired to take his life. Do you feel that way sometimes?<\/p>\n

King Saul was a demented king who imagined that David was attempting to take the kingdom from him. (Actually it was the Lord who had rejected Saul because of his wickedness and failing to keep the Lord in control of his life.)<\/p>\n

In many of his psalms, David cried out to the Lord and then praised the Lord for giving him a safe place of refuge. That is the same with us today. We may be tossed and torn by the storms of life, but the Lord always gives us a haven of rest. That is the hymn for this week.<\/p>\n

“The Haven of Rest<\/a>“<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My soul in sad exile was out on life’s sea,
\nSo burdened with sin and distressed,
\nTill I heard a sweet voice, saying,
\n“Make Me your choice”;
\nAnd I entered the “Haven of Rest”!<\/em><\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/strong> I’ve anchored my soul in the “Haven of Rest,”
\nI’ll sail the wide seas no more;
\nThe tempest may sweep over wild, stormy, deep,
\nIn Jesus I’m safe evermore.<\/em><\/p>\n

I yielded myself to His tender embrace,
\nIn faith taking hold of the Word,
\nMy fetters fell off, and I anchored my soul;
\nThe “Haven of Rest” is my Lord.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Refrain<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The song of my soul, since the Lord made me whole,
\nHas been the old story so blest,
\nOf Jesus, who’ll save whosoever will have
\nA home in the “Haven of Rest.”<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Refrain<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

How precious the thought that we all may recline,
\nLike John, the beloved so blest,
\nOn Jesus’ strong arm, where no tempest can harm,
\nSecure in the “Haven of Rest.”<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Refrain<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

O come to the Savior, He patiently waits
\nTo save by His power divine;
\nCome, anchor your soul in the “Haven of Rest,”
\nAnd say, “My Beloved is mine.”<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Whatever you do, do not let the Savior pass you by!<\/p>\n

To access The Haven of Rest, this week’s inspirational video from GloryScapes.com<\/a>, please go to: http:\/\/www.gloryscapes.com\/thehavenofrest<\/a> in your browser or click on the image below.<\/p>\n

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Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

– – – Pastor Cecil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Psalm 46:1-3 “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah” Joyce and I have been reading through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-psalm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}