A conversation with God during my personal devotions on September 8th, 2020.
I’ve always felt a false sense of security in my relationship with God. The Jews in the early days felt that too I suppose. They did what they wanted, they lived their own lives and had the confidence that they were the chosen one’s and nothing to fear. And yet, God keeps condemning them for their sins and asks them to return to God. There’s this gap between us knowing God through our futile minds on who HE truly is. This has always been a challenge. The challenge is not that God is hiding Himself away from showing us who He is to us, but our understanding and our worldly view of God.
When reading through the Book of Zechariah this morning, the verse from Zechariah 2:11, “Be still before the LORD, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.” was no longer a comforting verse for me. It hit me like a freaking freight truck during my devotion with God. Every time, I sing these wonderful lyrics, “Be Still and Know that I am God,” it was I admit a very comforting feel good understanding of who God is. But not today. And because of this, I’m having a conversation with God.
Be still before the LORD, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”
RT: God, thanks for asking me to be still and know that you are God?
GOD: Do you know why I meant this?
RT: Ya ya, it’s always comforting for me to be still and know You are God. I sing this song every time I feel low and go through some trialling times. Like the other day, when my manager scolded me for not doing my work properly, I just sang this song from all my heart and was comforted.
God: Be still and know I am God
RT: What are you teaching me today LORD? Is this a comforting verse or a commanding one? I’m a bit confused.
God: Be still and know I am God.
RT: I know this is not a commanding one, but I’m not feeling this to be a very comforting one either. What are you asking me to do this morning LORD?
God: Be still and know I am God.
RT**:** These verses were always meant to be calm when things are going rough in my life. I took for granted that you ask me to be still and know you are God and nothing else. The exiles had the same problem of assuming God to be on their side because they are born as an Israelite; yet, you call them to be still and know you are God. Does this mean I’ve got to leave everything behind me, meaning, my fears, worries, happiness, work, assumptions, pride, arrogance, lust, money aside and just be still and know you are God?
God: Be still and know I am God.
RT: I am comforted God, not because everything will go good when troubles arise, but you call me to break my idols, break my customs, break all that is blocking me away from you. You call me to be still and know you are God to fully comprehend who you truly are. When things go bad, I look to myself and not you. Forgive me Father through Jesus Christ for being so myopic in my walk with you. Help me to be clear on your calling in my life.
God: Be still and know I am God.
RT: Thank you. I will be still and know you are God. In my life, circumstances, theology, communication, my going, my coming, my sitting, my standing. Always being mindful to be still and know you are God. But right now, I am comforted, not because I think of you as a genie to solve my problems, but, God who wants me to step back and allow you to take control of my life. I surrender my life to you.
The 21st CE has taught us to be self-centred, always accumulating things from God, prosperity, pride, arrogant and most of all selfish. He asks us to be still and know He is God. He never changes, He’s always the same. When we begin to look at God-everything changes. I mean everything. Just this morning when God spoke to me on just to be still and know He is God, it changes everything. It was earlier not in a comforting way, but honestly in a fearful way. But the more I was still and know He is God, the good fear took me to His throne room.
In this busy lifestyle of yours, can I ask you to be still and know He is God?
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