Be Still and Know I AM your God
Text: Psalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
Introduction:
We have heard many times: "Don’t just stand there! Do
something!" Everywhere around us we see all this
injustices, it's hard not to do or say something. It’s very difficult to just
do nothing when we see so many injustices in this world. It’s hard to stay
still. We love to rant, to be the squeaky wheel, to try to make a
difference.
David was not the exemption He raves about the constant attacks from his enemies.
Psalms 25:19 – Consider my enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred. God tells him “Be Still that I am your God” (Psalm 46:10). In the same regard God
tells us Be Still. Let me be in charge. The battle belongs to the Lord. Let me
be the judge.
Let Go and let God.
The harder you try the worst it get to resolve your situation, until you
let God to be in control and then it get better sooner or later. What it seems
you lose all hope then everything turns around and you say "what
happen?" The Lord is by your side. The Great I Am is there, The Great I Am
is here. He's been here all along. So “Humble yourselves in the
sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up”. (James 4:10)
Let God be the Avenger
The bible say that: For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is
Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
(Hebrews 10:30).
When you
see that things become anti-Christian in the way of thinking...
When you
see that they change the definition of marriage... Be still, and know that He is Almighty God
When you
see that the Supreme Court want to take down the Judeo-Christian monument of
the Ten Commandments in Oklahoma... Be
still, and know that He is Almighty God
When you
see that there no justice for the unborn... Be still, and know that He is Almighty God
When you
see that that there's no more hope for mankind... Be still, and know that He is Almighty God
Be Still but Doing Something
All we
have to do is pray and pray hard, pray constantly: “not lagging in diligence, fervent in
spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in
tribulation, continuing steadfastly in
prayer” (Romans 12:11-12)
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For our government
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For the People...
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All Men
1 Timothy 2:1-4 – Therefore I exhort first of all that
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made
for all men, 2 for kings and all who are
in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and
reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be
saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Be Still but Continue
Preaching
The apostle Paul lived in a hostile world (evil Roman Empire)
but he continue to preach the Gospel. The church grew. We are surprised for the
things that happening but it wasn't a surprise for Paul. He kept on preaching
and tell his apprentice Timothy to preach the word. Preach the word!
Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke,
exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching (2 Timothy 4:2)
Don’t Make the Church Grow by your Own Efforts
That all we have to do is pray and Preach and let the Lord do the rest. I planted, Apollos
watered, but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither he who
plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. We do our part and God will do his.
