" Be Still" Psalms 46:10 Psalms 10:1

Intro: Today I have Powerful Instructions for times of trouble.

These words offer us a path to finding peace in God’s presence. when adam starts sinning he starts running from God. creating more problems.

I. Be still and know Ps. 46:10

In a world of performance, chaos, God beckons us to be still?

Being still is not the absence of movement; it is the quieting of the heart, mind, and spirit.

In stillness we are better able to hear God’s voice, and receive His guidance.

God’s promise is clear!! He will be exalted among the nations and on the earth, he is in control, and in our stilness, we can grasp the depth of His authority.

As a new believer no one will expect this of you, once you have been around for awhile, you will come to see His work in your lives. you will come to know!!

II. Stand still and see Ex. 14:13-14

There are moments in our lives when we fill that God is distant or hidden. it is in these moments that we must remember the call to be still, and kknow that He is God, even when we don’t fully understand His ways.

The impulse to get in self. is strong, in times of trouble.

**There is a miracle that you will see, by just getting still before The Lord.

Stand still: Moses told the people of Israel to stop. This is often the LORD’s direction to the believer in a time of crisis. Despair will cast you down, keeping you from standing. Fear will tell you to retreat. Impatience will tell you to do something now. Presumption will tell you to jump into the Red Sea before it is parted. Yet as God told Israel He often tells us to simply stand still and hold your peace as He reveals His plan.

c. See the salvation of the LORD: Moses didn’t know what God would do. Yet he knew what the result would be. He knew that God would save His people and that the enemies of the LORD would be destroyed. He could say to Israel, “the LORD will fight for you.”

i. “Salvation is used here in its literal sense of saving life, or of victory instead of defeat in war. As the Old Testament moves on, ‘salvation’ will gain a more spiritual and less material sense (Psalm 51:12), although the Hebrew was not conscious of any sharp contrast between the two.” (Cole)

d. You shall see them no more forever: The idea behind this implies much more than at first look. Moses perhaps spoke in terms of eternity as well as their present time.

III. Ebracing stillness in our lives

Don’t let the world distract you, or cloud you from getting still before The Lord.

The benefits of stillness peace, clarity, and a deeper connection with God.

when we are still we can hear His voice, feel His presence, and know His peace.

set aside time.

Disconnect from the world.

Quiet your mind with a heart prepared for worship.

Trust that even in the storms of life God is in control.