Verse of the Day 1/26

Verse of the Day 1/26

Psalm 46:10-11 Surrender your anxiety!
Be silent and stop your striving and you will see that I am God.
I am the God above all the nations,
and I will be exalted throughout the whole earth.
11 Here he stands!
The Commander!
The mighty Lord of Angel Armies is on our side!
The God of Jacob fights for us!
Pause in his presence. The Passion Translation (TPT)

There are many things in our lives, in this fast paced, sometimes out of control world around us that can bring us anxiety, make us anxious about the day and our future. The beginning of the solution from God's Word is to "be still" (New King James Version and other translations), take a breath and call to mind who our God is, He is the Commander, the Lord of the Angel Armies and know that He is at, He is on our side.

I've mentioned before that I am reading through The Passion Translation this year. As we read through the Bible it is good to stop when we come to a verse that draws our attention, read it out loud, let the words penetrate, "pause in His presence" and seek His guidance and will.

Today's verses above begin with "surrender your anxiety!". Say that out loud. Don't hold onto it, don't let it take over; but surrender it to God. As Steven. Curtis Chapman says below in his song "Be Still"; "let the noise and clamor cease.

I've mentioned before in these posts that R.C. Sproul has said that God is literally say "be quiet" or even "shut up"! Instead we are to stop and listen to His voice; cease our striving and listen, "pause in His prescience" and then go out and face the world, face our problems knowing that He is God, He's got this.

Be still and know that he is god
Be still and know that he is holy
Be still oh restless soul of mine
Bow before the prince of peace
Let the noise and clamor cease

Be still and know that he is god
Be still and know that he is faithful
Consider all that he has done
Stand in awe and be amazed
And know that he will never change
Be still

Now, read the psalm from perhaps a more familiar translation. Whether it is "be still" or "surrender your anxiety", the meaning is the same. Cast your cares upon Him for He cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7 "casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." New King James Version (NKJV)

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

Psalm 46 New King James Version (NKJV)

God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song for Alamoth.

46 God is our refuge and strength,
A[a] very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the [b]midst of the sea;
3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah
4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the [c]tabernacle of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be [d]moved;
God shall help her, just [e]at the break of dawn.
6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has made desolations in the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariot in the fire.
10 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 of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah