In His Name Devotionals
BE STILL
In His Name Devotionals
BE STILL
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10 NKLV)
How often when we come to a crisis in our life do we immediately try to fix it? We so want to be in control of the situation that we act without giving the Lord time to lead us. In America we are taught that we need to be self sufficient, that we are in charge of our destiny. We have forgotten that without God we have nothing and are nothing. Everything comes from God, even the air we breathe.
Just as Joshua thought he had things in control after the Israelites had captured Jericho, he went out to capture Ai and was defeated. If he had asked God before he went, he would have found that there was sin among the people. God’s plans were different than Joshua’s too. Where Joshua took only a few of the men of war to defeat Ai, God saw need for all the men of war to take the city. We all need to take time to pray and ask for God’s guidance in our lives before we rush to fix the problem.
The Psalms encourage us to be still and know that God is there for us and to wait for His guidance. There is a need for each of us to take time everyday to thank God for all our blessings and to ask for guidance and wait for direction. God wants to bestow His blessings on us. He sent His Son for the forgiveness of our sins.
