Be Still and Know

"Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!"

~Psalm 46:10

What are you facing today, my friend? Is there a load you are carrying on your shoulders that is simply dragging you down? Are you discouraged by the sin in your own life or in the world?  Have you been rushing about your day without stopping to think?

Stop.

Think for a moment.  In the business of our days, have we forgotten to be still?  To take the time simply to be quiet before the Lord.  And to remember Who He is?

Think about Him now.

Close your eyes.  Allow the things of this world to become foggy and fade away.  Travel, with your mind's eye, to the throne-room of the Almighty.  He is on His throne, high and lifted up. The train of His robe fills the temple (Isaiah 6:1-2).

And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

“Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come!”

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

"You are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they exist and were created.”

~Revelation 4:3-11

This is your God. 

This is the One Who is over the heavens and the earth. And He is over your life!  He is mighty, holy, powerful, all-knowing.  This is your God!

Be still.  Close your eyes, and imagine yourself before the throne-room that has just been described in Revelation chapter 4.  Picture God, in all His glory and splendor, sitting high upon the throne.

And then, picture yourself.  Dirty, ragged, small, unimportant.  Doesn't that put things back into perspective a little bit?

Who are we, that we spend our lives consumed with ourselves, when an awesome and all-powerful God rules on the throne!  Do we ever stop to consider Who we are directing our prayers towards?  The Almighty Maker of the universe!

Be still, and know that He is God.

Before you get out of bed in the morning, be still and know that He is God.  Before you offer your morning prayers, be still and know that He is God.  Before each meal's hurried and thoughtless prayer, be still and know that He is God.  Before you jump into an activity, be still and know that He is God.  When you face a trail or are tempted to doubt, be still and know that He is God.  He will be exalted above the nations; He will be exalted in the earth!