BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.

July 25

Psalms 46:10 

Be still, and know that I am God: 

I will be exalted among the heathen, 

I will be exalted in the earth. 

The dispensations of divine providence, are often very perplexing; our God has His way in the sea, and His path in the deep waters, and His footsteps are not known.

Reason is confounded, and faith is staggered; but He hushes our fears, silence our cries, and bids us “BE STILL.”

We must lie before Him, as the lamb at the shepherd’s feet; as the child in the parent’s arms.

He will not harm us Himself, nor will He let others do so.

We must learn that He is God infinitely wise, invariably good, always a Sovereign.

He doeth according to His will in heaven, on earth, in the sea, and all deep places.

None can stay His hand, or dispute His right to accomplish His will.

Let us therefore keep silence before Him.

He is our God, and we are His people; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endureth throughout all generations.

Let us not murmur, for He is gracious, let us not complain, for He is a Father unto us;

let us not fear, for He is faithful;

but let us wait upon Him, submitting in all things to His will, and surrendering ourselves into His hands with, “here am I, do with me as seemeth Thee good.”

When I can trust my all with God,

In trial’s fearful hour, -

Bow, all resign’d beneath His rod,

And bless His sparing power,

A joy springs up amidst distress, -

A fountain in the wilderness.

James Smith