“Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted in the earth. 11. The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.”
The two verses of our text are among my favorite verses. They are full of promise for our lives and I want to share that promise with you. I call it “A Formula for Victorious Living.” The first promise is that if we will “be still” we can learn about God: “Be still and know that I am God.” We need to pause in the turmoil around us and take stock of our lives and of our God. We need to stop and reflect on Jesus and all that He means to us. The voice of the Lord is often drowned out in the midst of all that is going on around us, and He wants us to “be still” and know that He is God." Do you ever stop and ponder the Lord, just ponder Him in all of His majesty? I think that these moments of pondering and praying draw us closer to the Lord and give us a greater understanding of who He is and what He means to our lives. Just stop for a moment, listen to God with your heart, think, and meditate, deeply on the Lord! I promise you it will be rewarding. The second promise is that we can know that He is God. You might be thinking that you know that He is God. How profoundly has this affected your life? No doubt you do know that there is a God, but do you ever stop and think about what He means to your life? Psalm 100: 3 reminds us: “Know you that the Lord He is God: and it is He that has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.” Do you ever really think about what it means to be “His people and the sheep of His pasture.” Because of your faith in Jesus, you literally belong to Him. Meditate for a moment on the depth and profundity of this truth. Stop and think about some of these wonderful truths: (1) you know that God loves you. Just stop and say “God loves me.” (2) You know that because of your faith in Jesus, you have a personal relationship with the living God. (3) You know that you will never be hopeless in your life because you have placed your hope in the God of all hope. Will you stop for a moment today and contemplate, and pray about what this means to you? .This is the path of victorious living! The third promise is that: “The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.” You will never be alone, because the Lord has promised to be with you. Stop and rejoice about the presence of the Lord in your life, for the promise that the Holy Spirit will be with you through all of the joys and pitfalls that you will face in your life. One of the greatest joys in my life is that I can go to Him for refuge, and He will sustain, teach and encourage me. I also take comfort in the fact that He will rebuke and discipline me to keep on the right track. Don’t you agree that these two verses can help you to live victoriously? Then: “Be still and know that (He is) God…” Bro. Joe
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