"Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 NKJV
Don't you think it's time to get out of the way and allow God to do what He knows best? We do get in God's way at times and we need to learn when it's time to back off. God doesn't need your help, He is very capable. He doesn't need your advice either, He has things in total control.
On many occasions, we try to do things that we are not qualified for. What did God put that verse in the bible for? Because He wants you to be still, that means doing nothing except praying, and not the kind of manipulative kind of prayer that we can become involved in. You know what I mean. We often use prayer as a blue print that God needs to follow - to the letter. When He says, 'Be still, and know that I am God,' He means for us to be still, and know that He is God. He is very much in the driving seat.
Warren W Wiersbe says 'Be still,' literally means "Take your hands off! Relax" We like to be hands on people and manage our own lives, but God is God, and we are but His servants.' The Wiersbe Study Bible, NKJV Warren W Wiersbe Thomas Nelson Publishers
So, there's a time to obey God and act, but until then, we had better take our hands off and allow Him to work in HIs own way and style.
God is our friend, our shepherd and our stronghold. He wants us to obey Him, doing what He directs us to do. Notice though, there are times when He doesn't direct us to do a certain thing. That is when He is saying 'Be still'. There is also another side to being still. In Matthew 11: 28-30 Jesus says: 'Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.'
Today, is God speaking to your heart? Is He telling you to take some time out and rest? Is He saying, "I've got this, don't worry'. It may take you all you have got to just sit and be still, but that is God's Word to you today.
We all need to hear this during our Daily Life with Jesus.
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