This is one of the many posts
tucked away and hidden in my journal. Decided to post it up here because it
keeps coming up, be it in a song I’m listening to or someone sharing something
with me or my devotions. Also, it has been a constant struggle lately. I want
to take control of almost anything, worry about everything and am learning to
tell myself to rest, rest in HIM. The message remains the same, “be still”. So I did a little research,
read some commentaries and thought I share their thoughts here.
Psalm 46:10a- be still and know
that I am God.
Exodus 14:14- the LORD will fight
for you; you need only to be still.
Mathew Henry says;
God brings us into straits that
he may bring us to our knees. It is always our duty and interest when we cannot
get out of troubles, yet to get above our fears; let them quicken our prayers
and endeavors but not silence our hope and faith. Stand still, think not to
save yourselves either by fighting or flying, wait on Gods orders and observe
them. Compose yourself by Gods confidence in God into peaceful thoughts of the
great salvation God is about to work for you. If God brings people into straits he will find a way to bring them
out.
Mathew Poole puts it a little
differently;
Ye shall contribute nothing to
your victory, neither by your words nor by your deeds. This signifies cessation
from speech and action too, cease your murmuring against the Lord.
God purposefully designs our weak
places and assigns them to us. When we feel ourselves trapped in them we can be
deeply discouraged, panicky or even angry. God’s purposes in such experiences
are typically not clear to us at first. Things just look like he has made a
huge mistake or he is capricious. But he is neither. At first it does not feel
like great mercy but later, sometimes much later, we discover it was a gift of
measureless mercy. And then God really becomes our song.
Lord
teach us to be still....
As always, k
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