“… be still, and know that I am God…”
When was the last time you did that?... Isaiah says we were “formed to show forth His praise”. What percentage of your time is spent doing what you were formed to do?
When did you last shut off all your devices, get alone, and consider the love God has for you, and the invincible power He possesses.
Do we know how to be still anymore? From sunrise to bedtime, we are plugged into constant distraction. If the enemy can’t make us bad, he’ll settle for making us busy. Too busy to focus on what matters.
This verse says that being “still” leads to knowing God … but we’re never still. We never stop and look for purpose in our movements, we are desperate to finish our trivial task, check the box, and anxiously move on to the next chore.
So how do we break that cycle?
When a computer is performing poorly you reboot it. Turn everything off and restart … If you never reboot, parts of programs may continue running in the background even after the project is completed… lingering meaningless activity … In computers, that slows down the processer… In your brain it does the same thing… it’s called stress and anxiety.
Some of you haven’t “rebooted” in years, you are anxious out of habit… You constantly deal with lingering stress because you haven’t been still long enough to remember that God loves you, is in complete control, and has already dealt with whatever you’re worrying about. Nothing is beyond His power.
STOP… just stop for a minute. Unplug, and get alone with God. Don’t allow your mind to drift, intentionally focus on Him. Pray… listen… meditate… be still and rest in the magnificence and power of the God you serve.
Today doesn’t have to be another futile, chaotic day…. pause and reflect on God - and like the old hymn says, “the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”
Nothing will improve your life more than learning how to be still… so step out of the rat race for a few minutes this morning and seek to know Him – once you grasp who He is – You can rest in what He will do.
“We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God…” – Charles Spurgeon
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