BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11
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Be Still and Know That He Is God (1 of 3)
Series: Hearing God
Jeff Strite
Psalm 46:1-11
OPEN: Years ago, a mother of 8 children from Darlington, Maryland came home from shopping to find that the house was quieter than usual. As we all know, when children are quiet, that can be a BAD sign.
Well, she looked into the middle of the living room and saw 5 of her children sitting around in a circle - very quiet and doing something with something. It seemed innocent enough, so she put down the sacks of groceries and walked over to kids and looked and saw that they were playing with 5 of the cutest skunks you've ever seen.
Terrified, she began to scream: ''Run children, run!''
So each child grabbed a skunk and ran... in 5 different directions.
Now, mom's panicked, and she screamed even louder. This, in turn, scared the children and - as a result - each one of them squeezed their skunk! I've been told that skunks don't like to be squeezed! And these skunks were no exception.
APPLY: Before their mother came home, the children were playing quietly. They were still. There'd been no danger, because they hadn't frightened the skunks... yet. But once the mom came home and panicked, life got unpleasant really quick.
In our text today, the Psalmist is explaining a similar setting. Israel is surrounded by danger. The nation is right in between some of the most powerful nations of the day and they have enemies on every side. If they gave way to fear now life could unpleasant very quickly. You see, if they ever gave way to fear, they'd begin to despair and that would make weak and easy prey for their enemies.
And so, the focus of the Psalm 46 is ''Don't Do That!''
''God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way'' Psalm 46:1-2a
WE WILL NOT FEAR!!!
That's good Theology. In fact, it's great theology, but there's times when this ''No Fear'' thing is hard to do. Back in the day of ...
Series: Hearing God
Jeff Strite
Psalm 46:1-11
OPEN: Years ago, a mother of 8 children from Darlington, Maryland came home from shopping to find that the house was quieter than usual. As we all know, when children are quiet, that can be a BAD sign.
Well, she looked into the middle of the living room and saw 5 of her children sitting around in a circle - very quiet and doing something with something. It seemed innocent enough, so she put down the sacks of groceries and walked over to kids and looked and saw that they were playing with 5 of the cutest skunks you've ever seen.
Terrified, she began to scream: ''Run children, run!''
So each child grabbed a skunk and ran... in 5 different directions.
Now, mom's panicked, and she screamed even louder. This, in turn, scared the children and - as a result - each one of them squeezed their skunk! I've been told that skunks don't like to be squeezed! And these skunks were no exception.
APPLY: Before their mother came home, the children were playing quietly. They were still. There'd been no danger, because they hadn't frightened the skunks... yet. But once the mom came home and panicked, life got unpleasant really quick.
In our text today, the Psalmist is explaining a similar setting. Israel is surrounded by danger. The nation is right in between some of the most powerful nations of the day and they have enemies on every side. If they gave way to fear now life could unpleasant very quickly. You see, if they ever gave way to fear, they'd begin to despair and that would make weak and easy prey for their enemies.
And so, the focus of the Psalm 46 is ''Don't Do That!''
''God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way'' Psalm 46:1-2a
WE WILL NOT FEAR!!!
That's good Theology. In fact, it's great theology, but there's times when this ''No Fear'' thing is hard to do. Back in the day of ...
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