Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the
heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Much can be heard, when
you are standing still simply to listen to what is around you. I recall one incident, while in a park
waiting for someone to arrive; I began to notice the sights and sounds around
me more distinctly. The jumbled mass of people turned out to be different faces
with specific features.
The muffled noise of
nature slowly became many diverse, yet unique sounds. I heard the trees
rustling in the wind. I saw the children playing near the street. I heard
people laughing and dogs barking. The park came alive, as I sat still simply
waiting for a friend to arrive. This is because our stillness magnifies our
surroundings. In a sense, this is why God commands His children to “Be still.”
Oh, if Christians would
only stop their busy routine for one moment and “be still” in prayer, then God
would be magnified, in their own hearts, as who He truly is! They would come to
“know” that He is God Almighty and He “will be exalted among the heathen…(and)
in the earth!”
It pains me to think of
how often I treat each day as just a “routine rut” where the guy at the grocery
store is just “there” to bag my groceries and his problems mean little to my
life, where I am careless about how my impatient and irritable tone comes
across to the girl working at the drive through. A frenzied life can blur one’s
vision to where people become a common statistic rather than a cherished soul!
Do you feel like you have
allowed a busy schedule to affect your testimony to man and your fellowship
with God? Do the cares of this life seem to weigh you down? God’s command is
only to “be still” in prayer, so that you might gain a heart of understanding
and compassion and not just intellectually “know”, but "experientially" know that He is God. Perhaps, in this New Year, instead of making many resolutions,
we simply make time to rest in the Lord.
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