Therefore

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof  roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah” (Psalm 46:1-3)

We must pay attention to the word “therefore” in the Bible, used many times in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The word “therefore” ties what went before to that which follows. It answers the question, “So what?”

God is our refuge, strength and present help. Consequently, so what, or therefore we will not fear. He is our hiding place from danger. He is our strength in calamitous situations and He is our constant, ever present help. The word, “Selah” means, “stop and think about that.”  I think of the words of the old song, “Rock of Ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in thee.”

There will always be trouble in this life. God does not always remove the trouble but He is always there to see us through whatever the troubles and trials are. “Therefore,” trust Him through the storms of life.