Be Still and Know That He is God

Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

All around us the world seems to be spinning out of control.  We are pressed by clocks, work, and time.  The more "conveniences we have" the more hurried our world.  The sorrows, anxieties, pressures and demands of being and living in a "prosperous society" with TVs, Cars, Entertainment, Friends, Phones, Computers, and the ever increasing demands on our lives to succeed. We are a society so filled with wants, pressed to the brink of financial disasters from a society of "I want" and "I am entitled to"  That mentality and the anxiety that it brings presses against us everyday from everywhere surrounding us.  We are asked to go further, work harder, try to please everyone more just to survive–or we might be the next to lose our job, lose our home and run the risk of joining the long lines of unemployed.  We have ever increasing demands from family, friends, coworkers, institutions, and bosses as though we have been caught up in some kind of whirlwind tornado that won’t release us.  If that describes you in any fashion, STOP, BE STILL, AND RECOGNIZE THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL.  Take time to withdraw from everything and spend some time alone, still everyday in the presence of God.  Only then you can be filled with peace and joy in a chaotic world; because you understand the truth of God’s Plan and His Covenant Promise of Future Grace specifically to you.  When you understand this and the promise of eternity in His Presence, all of this "moment of chaos" becomes relatively insignificant in the course of forever.  God loves you, always knows what is best, and offers you His Peace and His Joy.

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