This command is found in Psalm 46. The statement is surrounded by just those reflections that help us to know the power of our God. We learn that he is our refuge, strength and helper – and though the earth disintegrates we will not fear. We are invited to see the works of the LORD: he makes wars cease, he destroys the weapons of war. He will be exalted among nations of the earth. This is the God that is with us.
Each time I stop and think about the God-created Universe - the dimensions of space that stretch light years across the sky, filled with galaxies, stars innumerable – stars that each have a personal, God-given name, it blows my mind. This is the God that is my refuge, strength and helper! I try to think of God – the Being that has existed before the earth and stars - this always makes my brain hurt and causes me to tremble. What kind of Being has Always Been? Oh, my – He is the one who is my refuge, strength and helper?
By now, I am still. When I consider my “issues” and my lack of wisdom to handle them – all these have become small and manageable in the hands of the Almighty God. Yes, there is still Jesus. Jesus – and the amazing sacrifice He made. So much to consider while I am still. I am in Christ, and He in me. As I’m still, I know that there is enough wisdom, courage, hope, love, and understanding to continue the walk. I can venture on into the pain that clogged me, the fear that stalled me, the selfishness that buried me. For now I have had my mind transformed; and I can think soberly, very soberly.
To be still and know that He is God actually does seem like a cure-all to me. Am I overly simplistic? Perhaps. Or not. I hope that my blogs will reflect a person who believes that to consider God – all that He is – Is to change and is to live In Christ.
(This Blog “set up” is a 2011 Christmas gift from Seth. I hope it reflects a journey in the direction of knowing God.)
