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Saturday, March 13,
2010
Be Still
Let not thy heart be troubled, neither
let it be afraid. When we are at peace with God, in unity with Him in
Christ, there is no need to be afraid or troubled in heart. He has not
given us the spirit of fear but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind
(1Cor 1:24, Rom 5:5-6, 1Cor 2:16). Think of being still as being the
quietness of heart and mind; the heart and mind in unity with God. It is
the still small voice that we hear when we quiet the heart and mind, and
stay it on Him that we are able to hear His guidance and counsel for
whatever the need or situation may be that we are facing.
Isaiah 26:4 Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (KJV)
Isaiah 26:4
1. This is here the matter of a promise
(v. 3): Thou wilt keep him in peace, peace, in perfect peace, inward peace,
outward peace, peace with God, peace of conscience, peace at all times,
under all events; this peace shall he be put into, and kept in the
possession of, whose mind is stayed upon God, because it trusts in him.
It is the character of every good man that he trusts in God, puts himself
under his guidance and government, and depends upon him that it shall be
greatly to his advantage to do so. Those that trust in God must have their
minds stayed upon him, must trust him at all times, under all events, must
firmly and faithfully adhere to him, with an entire satisfaction in him;
and such as do so God will keep in perpetual peace, and that peace shall
keep them. When evil tidings are abroad those shall calmly expect the
event, and not be disturbed by frightful apprehensions arising from them,
whose hearts are fixed, trusting in the Lord, Ps 112:7.
2. It is the matter of a precept (v. 4):
"Let us make ourselves easy by trusting in the Lord for ever; since
God has promised peace to those that stay themselves upon him, let us not
lose the benefit of that promise, but repose an entire confidence in him.
Trust in him for ever, at all times, when you have nothing else to trust
to; trust in him for that peace, that portion, which will be for
ever." Whatever we trust to the world for, it will be but for a
moment: all we expect from it is confined within the limits of time. But
what we trust in God for will last as long as we shall last. For in the
Lord Jehovah-Jah, Jehovah, in him who was, and is, and is to come, there is
a rock of ages, a firm and lasting foundation for faith and hope to build
upon; and the house built on that rock will stand in a storm. Those that
trust in God shall not only find in him, but receive from him, everlasting
strength, strength that will carry them to everlasting life, to that
blessedness which is for ever; and therefore let them trust in him for
ever, and never cast away nor change their confidence. (from Matthew
Henry's Commentary)
Be still and know that He is the God of
all creation and is able to do above and beyond what you could ever ask or
think. Shalom brethren.
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