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Be Still and Know

Monday, May 14, 2012

"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10

We have all committed ourselves to so many things that we have robbed God of His time in our lives. We are all so busy, so tired and have so much stimulus in our lives that when we do try to be still before God, we fall asleep.

We get up in the morning and turn on the T.V. to hear the weather or the news. We get in the car and turn on the radio. We get to work and have Country music playing. We get home at night and once again turn on the T. V. So if you carve out a few minutes to read your Bible, you are so tired physically and emotionally you have a very hard time keeping your eyes open.

Can you not be afraid and have strong faith if you are not still and quiet before our God? Can you know God if you are not still before Him?

Only Jesus can calm the storms in our lives. He is the one who increases our Faith. Have you allowed Him to increase in your life as you decrease? Can you apply these truths in your life if you are not still before Him daily?

Every morning we are given an example of how we are to be still before God. Every morning we lay our requests down, looking and waiting for what God will do in our lives for that day. Instead of starting your day on the run, take time to sit and be still before our God, asking for His wisdom, His direction, His will for your life for that day.

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, please forgive me for not giving You time in my life. Show me the way I can apply these truths in my life, because You are my strength. In Your Son’s name we pray. Amen.

Additional Reading:

Mark 4:39-40:
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to His disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

Psalm 5:3:
In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my request before You and wait in expectation.

Sandra Bedsole

 

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