Psalm 46:10 – Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. (NIV)

As a guard at the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment, I see many types of people in cells. Some are quiet and reserved and sleep their time away. Others are loud, rude, and obnoxious, while still others display anxiety, knocking on the cell door continually, asking why they are there and when they will get out. Hour after hour, every ten to twenty minutes, they will repeat this scenario even though they receive the same answer each time.

Sometimes, I have found that I can be like this with God, especially if I find myself in a fearful or unpleasant situation. How long, God? How much more time? When are You going to come and open up a way? Why am I here? What do You want from me? And so it goes, hour after hour, even day after day. Perhaps you, too, can relate to this cycle of anxiety. Perhaps you are even caught up in this relentless frame of mind right now.

If so, choose to be still and know that He is God. He will be exalted among the nations; He will be exalted in the earth. "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging." (Psalm 46:1-3 NIV)

God is in control. God knows our situation. God will deliver us at just the right moment. God will grant us all we need, not only to be at peace but to have victory amidst the confines we are struggling against, if only we will choose to be still and know that He is God.

In today's world, many people know about God. But not so many know God. The difference is a matter of trust. With every situation of struggle that comes our way, we are also granted opportunity: opportunity to read Scripture and know about God, or opportunity to read Scripture, and choose to place our trust in its truth and to know God.

Which will we choose today?

Prayer: Father God, we believe; help us in our unbelief, that we might know You more and more each day. Teach us, we pray, to continually cultivate the practice of learning to be still and know that You are God. In Christ's name, we pray. Amen.

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Lynne Phipps <lynnephippsatlin@gmail.com>
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