Family Gregg

I've been up during the night lately. Twisting, turning, praying, staring at the rain on our window panes.

It reminds me of other times....times in the past....when the Spirit was prompting. Working behind the scenes.

All those praying knew something was happening. Something.....something.....even if we didn't know the details...couldn't quite put our fingers on it.

Then, it came to pass. One day....all was revealed.
"Be still and know that I Am God."
Psalm 46:10

The duty represents a spiritual disposition that ought to characterize those to whom God’s unfailing promises have been given.

Here is the irony in this term “be still.” While we must take the initiative to fulfill our responsibilities and live our lives, the uncertainties of living in a world of sin and woe will continually challenge us. Personal initiative is no substitute for reliance upon God (cf. James 4:13-17).

Spiritual serenity, the psalmist admits, ought to be cultivated in spite of the shaking mountains and agitated waters (vv. 2-3; i.e., figures for the difficulties we face in life). This spiritual calm, that God commands, does not come from a lack of troubles; it derives from a steady, deep reflection on the ways God has intervened in history on behalf of his people (cf. Romans 15:4).

So as your world crumbles around you, the call from Scripture is: don’t flinch in faith in God. Stand still—not because of a self-made confidence, not because you are the most composed person in the face of disaster, not because “you’ve seen it all.” Be still because of what you know about God.

It is “God’s past” that provides calm for “our future.” Know that he is God! Know it, not merely intellectually, but practically, spiritually, and emotionally. He is your God. He is the ruler of kingdoms of this earth and the all-powerful Creator of the Universe.

If you are the last man or woman standing, be still. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth do change” (Psalm 46:1-2a). Hallelujah!
(commentary taken from christiancourier.com)