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It's Time For You To Stand Still
As a believer, what do you when
facing great persecution, cruelty,
and hostility from the heathen?
What do you do when you
are seemingly drinking from the cup
of suffering and affliction?
How do you solve a problem that
seems to have no feasible solution?
What do you do when you are
"between a rock and a hard place"?
This message will give you your
answer.
Psalm 46:10 says -
"Be still, and know that I am God: I
will be exalted among the heathen, I
will be exalted in the earth."
In this particular verse, the words
- "Be still"
- can apply to two classes of
people. For the saint, it is saying
- let your hands be relaxed or
slackened...don't make any effort or
put forth exertion...leave all
matters with God...have no anxiety
over the issue at hand...don't be
fearful, fretful, impatient, or
restless...be quiet, easy, calm,
confident, and trustful...resign
yourself to the will of God...and
have an assured expectancy of His
Divine Intervention. On the other
hand, for the sinner, it is saying -
cease striving with Me...abandon all
your hostility toward Me...and stop
opposing Me and vexing My people.
"...know that I am God..."
- The saint will know that I am He
Who is able to help and deliver at
the last extremity. I am faithful
and true to My Word and Promises. I
do all things after the counsel of
My will. The sinner will know that I
am unchangeable in My nature,
purpose, and covenant. Hence,
he will feel the terror of My wrath
as others have in the past who have
dared to fight or oppose Me.
Exodus 14:13
says -
"And Moses
said unto the people, Fear ye
not, stand still, and see the
salvation of the LORD, which He
will show to you today: for the
Egyptians whom ye have seen
today, ye shall see them again
no more for ever."
The children of Israel had the
Red Sea in front of them and
Pharaoh and his armies behind
them. What would they do? How
would they possibly get out of
this "life or death"
situation?
Believe it or not! Moses' word
to them was a rather strange one
-
"Fear ye
not, stand still..."
Just when you feel like you need
to run or do something drastic,
your leader is telling you to -
"stand
still..."
This was the word of the Lord to
Israel - Have no fear...stand
firm...be steadfast...and watch
how the Lord will fight for you.
Notice what is being implied
here - In order for them to
enjoy God's powerful mediation,
they had to stop
everything. They had to cease
all their activity and give
place to His. He would not act
until they were
"still."
You wonder - how many times do
we miss His miraculous
assistance or relief simply
because we will not get out of
the way or stop trying to help
Him solve the problem?
Numbers 9:8 says -
"And Moses said unto them, Stand
still, and I will hear what the LORD
will command concerning you."
There was a serious problem in the
camp of Israel. It was time for the
Passover, but some of the Israelites
were unable to attend - either due
to their being ritually impure as a
result of a death in the family or
their being on a journey afar off.
To attend this celebration in
uncleanness or not to attend it had
grave consequences - the people
would be cut off.
What do they do?
Moses did what every leader should
do - sought a remedy from the Lord.
He did not rashly determine a
solution to the problem, but took
the time to consider and ask counsel
at God's mouth. And He honored him
by directing him to conduct a
secondary Passover which would fall
on the same day of the
following month.
Job 37:14 says -
"Hearken unto this, O Job: stand
still, and consider the wondrous
works of God."
Elihu was about to give Job a
series of staggering questions
which would hopefully help to
solve the mystery of his
awful suffering. The first thing
he did was to call Job to
attention to pause
awhile, listen, and hear what he
had to say.
"stand
still, and consider the wondrous
works of God"
- He then directed him to - let
your mind be filled with a
reverence for God...be quiet so
that you can better receive and
understand...consider and weigh
His wonders so that you can
benefit from them...and draw a
conclusion concerning your
situation from His mighty acts.
Are you at your last extremity?
Be still!
Do the events happening all
around you fill your heart with
fear? Be still!
Are you striving with your
Maker? Be still!
Do you feel as though you are
losing the battle against your
enemy...that you are so weary
that you cannot go on another
second? The word of the Lord to
you today is - Stand still!
Are you facing a crisis that
seems to have no solution?
Stand still and let God
handle it! He has an answer for
you! He will make a way where
there seems to be no way!
Is your heart screaming out for
relief from your continuous pain
and suffering? Stand still
long enough to consider the
Mighty Power of your God. You
will find your answer amidst His
"wondrous works."
They will speak to you.
"Be still, and know that I am
God..."
"...stand still, and see the
salvation of the LORD, which He
will show to you today..."
In a world that is constantly
counselling you to take matters
into your own hands or solve
your own problems - God's answer
to you is to -
"Be
still..."
Whose direction will you follow
this day -
the world's or God's?
May God Bless His
Word.
Connie
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