BE STILL! – Psalm 46:10 Devotional

by | Jun 2, 2020 | Psalm

Psalm 46:10

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Do you need a quiet place, a place far away from the stress and turmoil of life?  Such a quiet place is more of a spiritual state of mind than a physical location.  We can experience quietness and peace even in the battles of life.

We can hear the Lord call to us from today’s passage of Scripture: “Be still, and know that I am God.”  If we fail to take the time to be still in the presence of the Lord we will never experience the knowledge of His Lordship in our life.  Failure to be still before Him will lead to our own efforts to work out our own solutions.

The quiet, healing, intimate presence of God is to be found only as we consciously make an effort to be alone with Him.  Ask the Lord to show you a time that you may be able to devote time alone with Him: Early mornings before the rest of the family rises; at noon when you may be alone in your office; when the kids are down for a nap; after everyone has retired for the night; parked in your car beside a lake … I think you get the picture.

As you come to the quiet place, spend more time listening than speaking. You may read a verse or two, but then stop and meditate on what you have read.  Wait in silence to hear the quiet voice of the Lord whispering peace and blessing within your inner being.  Ahhhhh!  How sweet the quiet!

Blessings dear hearts! May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil  

A VAPOR! – Psalm 118:24 Devotional

by | Jun 1, 2020 | Psalm

Psalm 118:24

“Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.”

One cold winter morning I stepped outside for a moment and noticed a mist near the full moon. As I stood silently watching, it quickly vanished away. When I returned to my warm living room, I reflected on the way the mist had so quickly vanished. It reminded me of just how quickly life vanishes away.

Almost every day I read of the rich and famous, as well as the poor and unknown, who have come to the end of their lives on this earth and entered eternity. It is a reality that the death rate for humans is 100%, unless we are destined to depart in the rapture.

Along with this vaporous existence that we know as our life comes a vivid reality: How do we invest the days we have been allotted? Are they lived for the Lord in a way that will count for eternity, or do we waste our time on the here and now that will vanish away like the mist near a full moon?

I want my life to count for the Lord! I want my actions to draw people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. On Christ the solid rock I stand and lift His holy name as that which will never vanish like the vapor.

Blessings dear hearts! May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

– – – Pastor Cecil