Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that…
My stillness this morning was an inner stillness as I walked.
Maybe touching on the stillness one is seeking on pilgrimage.
Listening to the hum of insect life, the chirrup of some,
the buzzing of others, the melody of birdsong: there is nothing still about nature.
Something is always moving, stalking, hunting, nesting, feeding, seeking food
or a mate. Even inside now, the stillness is broken by the crazed buzz of a fly
circling the centre of the room.
But somehow, cradled by the voices of nature, I retained a
stillness – not, perhaps, very deep, but still nevertheless.
Thinking on about that verse, it seems there is a knowing
that is beyond words, a knowing that is deep, and positive, and assured. A knowing
that is comforting and strengthening. So what about ‘that’?
Perhaps ‘that’ is an indication that there is a specific
knowing God wants us to have. Be still and know that… what follows is obviously
key, profound, and life-changing. It is also not something to trip off the
tongue or be given a nodding assent: it is something to ruminate on, to taste
and see, to marinate in, to be changed by.
The truth is coming, and the truth is the gift of God.
We need only be still. Theological studies may be helpful,
but God’s main call on us is to sit with him, waiting on him, relaxing in his
presence as his Spirit massages our spirit with the message of God:
Be still and know that I am God.
What a relief.
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