Stand Still

Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today.” Exodus 14:13 NKJV

God’s people were on a journey, following Moses to the Promised Land—all the while, the Pharaoh was pressing in on them with the Egyptian army to destroy them.  This journey of the faithful looked bleak as the chariots of a well equipped, professional military machine was closing in on a multitude of ragtag slaves. 

But, what God’s people did not grasp was that God’s salvation is all encompassing, he gives life eternal, … and, He will accomplish for that very day, their urgent needs!  God is so wonderful.  He is the promise of eternal Life, and He is the God of now!  He is the God who sees your present needs, great or small, and “will accomplish for you today” restoration, healing, your very salvation.

The Word to you is this, “stand still” — there is nothing you can do, no action you can take, to gain eternal salvation or to be delivered, cured of a damaging situation or life matters of need during your life journey.  Simply, “be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10), it is, after all, God that “will be exalted among the nations, [and] in the earth” not you, not me, not anyone.  It is not about you, or me, but about God’s will, grace, and love.  You can try to fix things in your life journey, you can run from the horrible situations, you can do everything thinkable to save yourself, but even the simplest matters are not within your capability.  The Lord Almighty has said of our abilities, that it is “not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit” (Zech 4:6), the Lord’s Spirit can minister and fix everything, but you or I cannot. 

Like Israel, you are on a life journey—all the while, the evil one is pressing in on you with his army and he desires victory over you, he sends others to press in on you with the intent to drag you down, to destroy you.  But, be still—no, don’t give up and let evil and desperate situations overrun and destroy you—nor is, to be still, a call to stop praying, to stop witnessing, to stop ministering, or to stop worshiping.  To “be still” is to stop running in fear, to stop making desperate attempts to fix things on your own.  If you will “be still” in the Lord, then, your faith will be seen by God and “He will accomplish for you today” that which you cannot attain—salvation, healing, deliverance, peace of heart, provision in all matters of life.   

Standing still, on His promises, in His Spirit – In Christ, 

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