From the love of my own comfort From the fear of having nothing From a life of worldly passions Deliver me O God From the need to be understood From the need to be accepted From the fear of being lonely Deliver me O God Deliver me O God
And I shall not want, I shall not want When I taste Your goodness I shall not want When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
From the fear of serving others From the fear of death or trial From the fear of humility Deliver me O God Deliver me O God
And I shall not want, I shall not want When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
No, I shall not want, I shall not want When I taste Your goodness I shall not want
This morning I am meditating on Psalm 46:10…a great place to hang my hat and think about awhile. This is a beautiful song referring to that verse:
Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
God calls me:
To “Be still” ( from רפה râphâh in Hebrew – it means to cast down; to let fall; to let hang down; then, to be relaxed, slackened, especially the hands)
-To be at a place of quiet rest in my heart, letting go, releasing, being at peace, calm, tranquil, it is to stop my striving and settle down and rest and trust
-It’s a a ceasing of my own striving, a setting to rest all frantic activity, submitting myself to God, to allow God to quiet my noisy soul
-It’s chilling out and relaxing, letting go and dropping the stuff and such at His Feet that weigh me down
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…and KNOW that He is God
-To Know in this context means “to properly ascertain by seeing” and “acknowledge, be aware.”
-Taking ownership that He is who He says He is, believing it, applying it
-It’s being calmly confident in Him, His character, who He is, what He can do…not just “head knowledge” but way down deep in my heart
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He is exalted, lifted up, valued honored, glorified among the nations in all the earth as well as in my own life.
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Where in the Bible does it say that men do the dishes? 2 Kings 21:13 “…and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down to dry.”
There’s also a whole book verifying who should make the coffee–“Hebrews” 🙂
Isaiah 41:13(NIV)
13 For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 (MSG)
That’s right. Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.’
Isaiah 41:13 (NLT)
13 For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.
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Don’t try to hold God’s hand; let Him hold yours. Let Him do the holding, and you do the trusting. H. W. Webb-Peploe
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Sooooooo…
The way it’s supposed to work is that He does the holding and we do the trusting. He’s got a firm grip on us and He won’t let go. No need to ever to be a scaredy- cat about anything. He’s told us in His Word not to fear or panic. He guarantees us that He’s right here with us and will help us through everything.