Psalm 46:10 Wait Upon the Lord
“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth” (AMP).
It may appear to be obvious, but if we ever hope to hear from God, it is basic and it is important to know, recognize, and understand that the Lord is God. That’s who we are waiting for, that is the one we want to hear from. God is almighty, He is all knowing, and He is everywhere all the time. He hears us when we pray, when we take the time to talk with Him; He knows what is best for us whatever the situation, and He is certainly able to perform whatever is needed. He will be exalted! He will be exalted by all because He hears the prayers of all of us, and His heart yearns for us to hear Him, believe Him, and trust Him. To do that, we must “be still.” We can’t let the noise and the turmoil of this earth block His voice from our ears and hearts. Elijah was depressed and felt alone. He said to the Lord, “…and I, only I am left, and they seek my life, to take it away” (1 Kings 19:10 KJV). God decided to present Himself to Elijah, and a great wind that broke rocks came by, an earthquake occurred, and a great fire appeared, but God was in none of those. After they passed, there came a still small voice. “And it was so, when Elijah heard it that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the opening of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, ‘What doest thou here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:13 KJV) Elijah couldn’t hear the voice until God had gotten his attention, and then God spoke in a still small voice. He didn’t yell, He didn’t scream. He spoke in a still small voice.
We get our clue from Elijah. “Be still.” He was still, and He understood the grandeur of God, the power of God, and He was about to experience the love of God. But he had to “Be still.” That’s what we need to do when the world overwhelms us; come away, be still, and understand just who it is that we are waiting for. He will speak, but He wants to know that He has our undivided attention. For what He says may well be life-changing, and we need to understand not only His words, but mainly, His heart. Waiting upon the Lord means just that—we wait until we are quiet enough to hear Him clearly. So, ultimately we are waiting upon ourselves, which is the message that the Lord was impressing upon me when I began working on this. He said to me, “While you are impatiently waiting for me, I am patiently waiting for you. I am waiting for you to understand that you need to be still, and that you need to be able to set aside everything else.” This is the first lesson from God about “Waiting on the Lord.” I know there will be more.
Thanks my good friend and have a blessed week-end.