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"Be still and know that I am God!" - Psalm 46:10 

I have read this verse many times and I never read it in full, I must admit, I never read and understood it the way I have now.  I would like to share it with you.

So with that said, I went to the scriptures and read the whole chapter, to fully understand what it means when it says, "be still and know that I am God."  The context is a reprimand about submitting to God; there were nations warring against God.

There are two parts to "BE STILL"
1. Spoken to His ENEMIES

• Let his enemies be still and let there be no more intimidation. Let his enemies tremble, in knowing that he is God, the one who is infinitely above them. There violent uncontrollable anger produces no result and is useless. Even in the powerless intention to do evil against His name and honour, He will be exalted not only by His own people by those who come up against Him.  He will be exalted not only in the church but in all the earth. Men will set themselves up, will have their own way and do their own will; but they will know that God will be exalted, He will have His way, He will do His own will, He will glorify His own name, and He will be ABOVE all and make Himself known!

2. Spoken to his People/Children

• Let his own people be still; let them be calm and fear no more but know,  for their comfort, that the Lord is God, he is God alone, and will be exalted above all enemies. Let us not be depressed or conflicted, for we are sure that God will be exalted, and that should satisfy us; he will work for His great name.  

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Whatever your troubles are, whoever has come up against you, whatever you have no control over, whatever the situation, be it physical, financial, spiritual, marital; whatever your burden is, know 

ONE THING THAT IS UNCHANGEABLE, WRITTEN, PROMISED and CONFIRMED -

THE LORD WILL HAVE THE GLORY!!

If nations have come up against Him and He has defeated them and has Glorified Himself, how much more present is He for us, HIS children.  He is the one who goes before us and fights our battles and 

HE IS VICTORIOUS!!
The end result is VICTORY no matter what we go through!!

He is our refuge, the one who consoles us in times of trouble.  When are faith is in Him and we say, "Lord, glorify your name", we must be prepared to not expect  our plans, but ready to see His great and powerful hand move for (1) Himself to be glorified in our lives, (2) for others to see His glory through our lives.



When we are going through times of trouble, we must remember that we are already victorious in Him.  What Jesus did for us, giving up His life for our eternal life with Him,  His victory echoes victory in our lives.  We must have faith daily and increase in faith when times get hard.


"Be still and know that I am God!", He speaks our enemies, which are HIS enemies, to give up! They have no victory!  There tormenting and evil intentions against us are useless because HE HAS BEEN GLORIFIED, HE IS GLORIFIED and HE WILL ALWAYS BE GLORIFIED!! 


"Be still and know that I am God!", the Lord gently speaks to us His children, "do not worry, I am with you.  I am your refuge and your peace".  He is with us even when we do not see him, but if we listen closely and stop our "whining", we will hear, "Be still and know that I am God!"


We just have to come and find him on our knees....

Kari Jobe - Find You on My Knees (Official Acoustic Video) from emimusic on GodTube.

Lyrics below
Troubles chasing me again,
Breaking down my best defense,
I'm looking, God, I'm looking for you
Weary just won't let me rest and fear is filling up my head.
I'm longing, God I'm longing for you

But I will find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end,
Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness.
You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty, 
When I am weak, when I am lost and searching 
I'll find you on my knees.

So what if sorrow shakes my faith,
What if heartache still remains,
I'll trust you, my God I'll trust you. 
Cause you are faithful and 
I will find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end,
Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness.
You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty, 
When I am weak, when I am lost and searching 
I'll find you on my knees, my knees. 

When my hope is gone, when the fear is strong
When the pain is real, when it's hard to heal
When my faith is shaken and my heart is broken and my joy is stolen, God I know that

You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty,
When I am weak, when I am lost and searching
Find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end,
Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness.
You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty,
When I am weak, when I am lost and searching
I'll find you on my knees.

Many Blessings,
Monica

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