“A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD”

Feeling low…useless…worthless are all an indication of the mind, and the direction on which it is travelling. It is not very pleasant, though it is not a problem yet. If left unattended, it will only lead us deeper into the problem. One has to address the issue at the earliest, and address it intentionally and forcefully.

Martin Luther, the great reformer had his fair share of skirmishes with depression. In the light of what he had stood for and had done, many times, we miss, that the great Martin Luther is a human being, just like any of us.

“On 6th July 1527, as friends arrive for dinner, Luther feels an intense buzzing in his left ear and goes to lie down, when suddenly he calls, “Water … or I’ll die!” Afterward he experiences bouts of depression. To combat them, he will eventually write the famous hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” [Christian History Institute]

Luther wrote that great hymn to encourage himself in the LORD by recollecting, remembering and reminding himself of WHO God is, and WHAT ALL the LORD had done for him so far.

The lesson for us to learn, as we walk through tough times in life, is this – Learn to lean on God, and encourage ourselves in the LORD, by recollecting, remembering and reminding ourselves of WHO God is, and WHAT ALL He had done for us so far.