Be Still And KNOW That He IS God
While standing for marriage restoration, there are times when we really don’t know what to do or which way to go. And there might even be times when we wonder where the Lord is and if He IS working on our behalf; especially when everything around us tells us nothing is happening or even worse, that our worst fears are coming to pass. In such times, we absolutely MUST remember what Psalm 46:10 tells us, which is “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” So no matter what Satan tries to tell us, God is still very high in His heavens, and as Nehemiah 9:6 declares You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. And it’s vitally important that we keep our focus on that and remember the awesome promise in Psalm 108:4, which says For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. God will NEVER let us down! Deuteronomy 31:8 assures us of that, because it says The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
From the very beginning of time, Satan’s ploy has been to convince us that we can’t trust god; that we can’t take Him at His word, but if we fall for that lie straight from the pit of Hell, we will fall just like Adam and Eve did. We have to believe the Lord NO MATTER WHAT. We have to trust Him, NO MATTER WHAT. And we have to remember Hebrews 11:6, which says And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. And according to Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV), Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. So if we can see it and have reason to believe it, then it’s not by faith, and when we read Hebrews 11, we see that many of the most amazing miracles in the Bible were accomplished BY FAITH!
So even when everything around us tells us otherwise, we have to remember and rely on Numbers 23:19, which says God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? So the bottom line is that we have to make a decision whether or not we really believe God. And even when it looks like He is NOT answering our prayers, we have to trust and believe Him anyway; we have to be TOTALLY grounded in the awesome promise in Romans 8:28 (NKJV), which says And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. And even when we can’t see evidence or the manifestation of our prayers, we have to remember that God has a perfect time for everything and that it won’t happen until the time HE predestined, as we see in Ephesians 1:9-12, which says And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. Even though we might not like it, there are times when God will do things very differently than we hope or expect, but it’s so that He will get greater praise and glory in the end. That’s why we can’t give up when things look the darkest, because there’s NO glory in that for the Lord! And we have to remember the promise in Proverbs 4:18, which is The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
So, whatever we do, we can’t ever let Satan deceive us into doubting God’s love and faithfulness, because they are everlasting and we CAN rely on them, as so well expressed in Psalm 89:1-37. And as Jesus declared in John 10:10; Satan ONLY comes to kill, steal and destroy, and Jesus came to give us abundant life.
So when you think you can’t take any more, just remember the Lord’s promise in 1 Corinthians 10:13, which says No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. And we can’t forget the promise in Philippians 4:13, which says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
And if Satan ever tempts us to doubt God’s awesome power, we just need to read Job 38-39.
And perfectly timed again, is the following prophecy from Small Straws In A Soft Wind, by Marsha Burns, reminding us who our enemy is and how he works:
“June 8, 2006: You, My people, are being bombarded and overwhelmed with a barrage of thoughts designed to bring disorder and confusion. This is an attack of the enemy that will cause you to be scattered and ineffective. It is aimed at your mind and emotions to draw you off course. Be still. Quiet your soul and get focused again. Refuse to yield to these diversions. Be strong and stay steady, says the Lord.
Psalm 131:2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.” So just be still and KNOW that He IS God!