Be still
This fresh set of Daily Devotions is being provided for our LCA/NZ family, friends and visitors to help us to keep our eyes on Jesus as we face unsettling times. They can be used by families and individuals as part of the LCA/NZ’s Church@Home resources to encourage us and build trust in our Heavenly Father during this season of uncertainty and physical isolation.
by Ruth Olsen
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This is the sixth in a set of seven devotions based on Psalm 46.
Be still … (Psalm 46:10)
It’s so hard for us to ‘be still’. Many of us seem to have ‘ants in our pants’, always on the move. We have activities and responsibilities involving family, work, volunteering in the community, and the like. That is needed. But the stillness spoken of in Psalm 46 is an underlying peace, an inner attitude of reassurance and rest that entrusts our lives, situations and loved ones to the Lord, worked in us by the Spirit.
The pressures and storms in life can mightily distract us from entrusting ourselves and our situations into the Lord’s care. But they can also be the precise opportunity in which to intentionally choose to do so!
The Bible says, ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God’ (Philippians 4:6). And, ‘Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you’ (1 Peter 5:7). And, as Jesus said to Martha who was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made for hosting guests, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things’ (Luke 10:38-42).
Many times over the years I have sensed the ‘inner quiet voice’ of the Spirit saying to me, ‘Child … you are worried about many things …’ and ‘Be still, and know (trust) me in this situation’.
Lord Jesus, thank you that you meet us where we are at, and for your Spirit, our Helper. We are grateful. Amen.
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