Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God
My girlfriend left a message on my voicemail this morning sharing how she had heard a sermon about how we are to be still, but not just be still, just be. I immediately knew this message was for me.
God doesn't need for us to always be doing. He longs for us to be still, sit at His feet, be a Mary instead of a Martha. As Mary sat at Jesus' feet, captivated by all He was teaching, Martha hurried around with much to do. When she asked Jesus to tell Mary to help her, Jesus gently rebuked her.
"Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
But one this is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which
will not be taken from her." __Luke 10:41-42
Every time I read this portion of Scripture I can hear Jesus saying to me, "Cyndy, Cyndy, you are always so busy with things you think are important. Won't you please come sit and let me share with you what is really important? I have so much to teach you." When I try to think of what is so important that it takes away from my time with Christ, I can't think of anything, or am crushed in my spirit to think that what I feel is so important, more important than time spent with Jesus. It is the God of the universe who desires for me to sit with Him! What could be more important than that!!
I heard a Christian speaker define "abiding" as sitting at the feet of Jesus with a heart to obey. As Christians this should be our deepest desire. We have an invitation to sit at the feet of Jesus, learn from Him, get to know Him as our loving Father, grow in our dependence on Him, and give Him more of ourselves with each passing day. How foolish for us to always be doing. "Be still and know that I am God." May we not just be still, but just be, that Christ may live!
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. __Philippians 1:21
When You said, "Seek My face."
My heart said to You,
"Your face, LORD, I will seek." __Psalm 27:8
