I have been praying today, and this scripture passage has been going through my mind over and over.. no matter how many times I have prayed for something new today.
I called a girlfriend to talk about... life.. and she mentioned the same scripture.. I wanted to read the full context of that passage.. I'm a big fan of the wisdom books but NOT psalms.. I'm a proverbs, job, Ecclesiastes girl myself . not big on the psalms at all.. despite most people quoting them abundantly.. but here is what I had a look at
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.”
"Be Still" comes from the Hebrew word "rapha" which means "cause yourself to let go"
or "let yourself become weak"
The website continues to say "Hebew grammar, the emphasis of coorindate imperatives "be still!" and "know!" is on the second imperative.. IE We surrender in order to know that God is in control as Ribbono Shel Olam.. = master of the universe
Let go = in order to know Gods saving power in our life.Ex 14.14.. we stop trusting ourself to trust God's all sufficiency instead.
Find peace and deliverance from our 'temporal fears'.
WHY THE GOD OF JACOB???
"That sounds like something that the nation of Israel would say, Jacob was their father, they were his progeny. However, if we really reflected for a minute on the life of Jacob, we would find, on the surface at least, that there was not much reason in his life to put our confidence in God. In fact, if we look at the life of Jacob - putting confidence in his God almost seems a contradiction in terms "
When Jacob finally became still before God, and waited in quiet faith, the Lord brought to fulfillment his promises.
Psalm 46
New International Version (NIV)
Psalm 46[a]
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song.
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth.He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields[d] with fire.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.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
- Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.
- Psalm 46:9 Or chariots
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