Be Still and Know That I am God….(Psalms 46:10)

This scripture has become a Christian cliche as it appears on anything from bumper stickers to social media feeds.

BE still means to stop striving, stop fighting, and relax.  In Psalms 46:10 be still is denoted toward the enemies of the people of God.  The context of verse 10 is war.  The setting is a battlefield.  In this war, God protects his people and brings the nation into submission.  Psalms 46:10 is God entering the battlefield of the raging nations and defeating them by His voice.  When God says “Be still and know that I am God” that is not directed at God’s people but at the nations.  It is directed at the enemies of God.  It is a royal command of the King of Kings and by the command, HE brings desolations upon his opponents.  Be still and know is the battle cry of the Lord directed at his enemies, not an encouragement for believers to find rest in God.

We as the people of God should interpret the command to read like “snap out of it”; “wake up”; “stop fearing” and acknowledge who God is – be in awe.

BE still is the same thing that Jesus says to the wind and the waves in Mark 4:39.  The wind and the sea completely died down in silence … in awe and worship of the Creator.

BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD…IS GOD ENTERING A WAR AND CLAIMING VICTORY BY THE POWER OF HIS VOICE.

                                                                                                edited by: S. Smith