Be Still and Know that I Am God

As believers we live much of our lives in "trust" mode. This isn't a bad place to be but sometimes it doesn't feel like solid ground. I have been spending a lot of time in this mode since the passing of my mother last month. I share this with you because part of the legacy that she left me, makes for a great devotion.

 Her favorite verse in the Bible was that very familiar Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God." After her passing I wondered what that meant to her and then started wondering what it really meant to me. I did a little research in preparation for what I would share at her memorial service and found the second half of that verse. It says, "I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." My notes explained the meaning further for me. They said, "Reverently honor him and his power and his majesty. Take time each day to be still and exalt God." I knew then and there that was what my mom wanted me to remember.

Further study took me too MacArthur's commentary and it said, "These twin commands to not panic and to recognize his sovereignty are probably directed to both his nation for comfort and all other nations for warning." This part grabbed me and made me pause. Telling the nations that did not accept God that they should be still and know that He is really God and a God that they should exalt, comes out as a warning! But what a comfort those same words are to us, His children. He is our Father and uses those words to tell us that. I marvel at how those same words are both warning and comfort. 

I would encourage anyone to spend some time meditating on those very words. Being still isn't always an easy thing to do these days, but God deserves our highest praise and being still can reveal His welcome comfort.
Be blessed and highly favored.
Barb