Be still and know that Jesus is God!

9/7/2018

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 NKJV

In the book of Psalms God uses a literary style known as contrast to make a point and teach truth. The Lord tells us about the blessings that are in store for the Godly and the obedient. He gives us the contrasting truth of living in wickedness and ungodliness.

What is the contrasting lifestyle of God’s instruction to be still and know that I am God?

It is restlessness and discontent worry and scheming. It is living on the edge. It is the need for constant excitement and incessant stimulation. It is chasing after material things and needs that can never be met outside of a loving relationship with Jesus.

That lifestyle can lead to drug addiction alcoholism sexual immorality and many other destructive behaviors.

Jesus wants us to rest our bodies and minds. He wants us to be still and trust Him with our lives. Jesus wants us to know He is in control of all things.

Life requires action. The most effective action we can take is trusting Jesus!

How will God be exalted among the nations? How will God be exalted in the earth?

God will be exalted and glorified by the great and mighty works He accomplishes in us and through us!

God is saving people. He is restoring broken hearts and lives marriages and families. God is bringing people out of bondage to unbelief. God is using the people He heals and restores to bring other people into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ!

I met a man who was a missionary in Central Asia. He could not even disclose his exact location because he lived in an environment hostile to Christianity and Americans.

When he moved there the darkness was overwhelming. The people had no hope or love. Today there is a thriving Christian Church in that formerly godless nation. God is adding to their numbers. That is how God is exalted among the nations and in the Earth!

God is in total control of all things. That does not mean everything that happens is God’s will. It means God can and will use everything that happens to accomplish His will.

Jesus wants us to trust Him with our lives, our families and our futures.

Be still and know that Jesus is God!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Be still and know that Jesus is God!

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