Psalm 46

Good Morning!! How many times have you heard todays' verse? A hundred? A thousand? This snippet of the psalm is a favorite of mine. It constantly pops into my head when I start getting too busy or stressed out. It's often taken out of context,...and ironically, I hadn’t taken time to read the whole psalm in months until the other night,...and found that I had no recollection of the verses surrounding my favorite one-liner.

"Be still, and know that I am God..."—Psalm 46:10 (NIV)

Here’s a sampling of the other verses in Psalm 46:
"Though the earth gives way…" (vs. 2)
"Though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea…" (vs. 2)
"The nations rage, the kingdoms totter…" (vs. 6)
"Be still and know that I am God… I will be exalted in the earth!" (vs. 10)
"The God of Jacob is our fortress." (vs. 11)

In a setting of uncertainty, war, and all-around "trouble" (vs. 1), the psalmist focuses on the peace that comes from being the presence of God,...even though the earth around him threatens to fall apart. The verse holds even more power in the right context, than in our imagined setting.

This psalm is actually the meditation of a man holding back fear with faith.



Sweet Spirit of God, thank You for the reminder; we are the elect of God, being held in His hand,...what need have we to fear? Amen.

"No matter how difficult of a time you may be going through, you always have a long list of blessings for which you can thank God."

(STAND FIRM, Lifeway Publications, November 25, p. 34)