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I have dealt with limited mobility and various pains bouncing around my body this week. I had pain medications and occasionally took them. I could not lay flat, so I did not sleep in my bed. I had to sleep with my head raised, and so as not to disturb my wife, I slept on the sofa.
It wasn’t the worst week of my life, but it was challenging.
While this was happening, I heard the still small voice of God the Holy Spirit say, Be still, and know that I am God.
It is a verse from the Old Testament book of Psalms.
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
Psalms 46:10 New King James Version
King David wrote it after God granted him rest from his enemies.
To Be Still means to cease from action or activity, to rest, relax, and get loose—the implication is to let your body go limp.
To know means to see or observe—in this case—that God is God.
Imagine the image
David is lying in a rope hammock tied between date palm trees. A calm, refreshing breeze gently rolls over him. He is relaxed, resting, but not asleep.
In his calmness, his mind reflects on the goodness of God and how he brought rest to his kingdom.
This is a picture of a close personal relationship with the Godhead.
While it is true that David penned this psalm after the fact, his experience taught him that such a time was in front of him while in the thick of the battle.
My God – the high crag where I run for dear life,
hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout;
My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men.
II Samuel 22:3 The Message
David knew he could trust God to deliver him. His experience taught him to Be still—and know that God is God.
Following a failed business venture a few years ago, I drove around town looking for customers for my commission-only sales position.
It wasn’t an easy time, but this song began resonating in my mind while driving around.
Be still and know
Be still and know
Be still and know that I am God.
I will be there when you’re not sure
I will be there when it’s crashing in around you
I will be there, be still, and know that I am God.
I knew it was God singing to me. I had no idea if it was God the Father, God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit—I will assume it was God the Holy Spirit because he is the active agent of the Godhead in the earth. (At that point, I had not identified a distinction in the Godhead.)
The point is God was singing to me to trust him. He had delivered me (us) before and would not abandon me (us) now.
Perhaps this describes you. Maybe God the Holy Spirit prompted me to write this on this day so that you could read it. (Coincidence? You decide, but I call it divine providence.)
A close personal relationship puts you in the right place at the right time with the right word for the right person (or people).
This is the beauty of a close personal relationship with a living God.
Your life works out when you trust God. He takes care of you when you commit your life to him.
He guards your life when you have a close personal relationship with him.
A close personal relationship with the Godhead is needed now more than ever.
A close personal relationship with the Godhead is a journey. I invite you to follow along. I will pass it along as I learn so you, too, can learn. I hope that as you learn, you can pass it along so that I (and others) might learn.
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