LEARNING DAILY

 

Psalm 29:10-11, The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever. The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.

 

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!

 

I got a call from my sister not too long ago telling me not to call her for the next few hours because she, my brother (in-law), and the dog were headed to the basement. Strong winds were forecasted. This was the time when so many tornadoes had caused so much damage in the south. Later I got a text saying that all was well but not without concern; 80+mph winds had been recorded at their airport.

 

Whatever one might believe is the cause of the increase and severity in weather changes, we can see things are beginning to deteriorate. As my family found out, you and I are powerless to do anything about it; we have absolutely no control. I look at what is happening in the world and in our country, I see everything Jesus said would happen before His return is happening. You and I have absolutely no control over any of this. The psalmist would have us take a deep breath, be still and look to our Father in heaven. In the midst of all the chaos around us the Psalmist tells us to be still! What? Really?

 

The Hebrew for “be still” can be translated to mean “let go”. In other words, quit holding on to the things that keep us from praising God and giving Him the proper place in our life (LSSB). I wonder if our life would be different if we would just let go of our fears and know God is present with us, His people, through the storms of life. The Psalmist said in the verse above that “the Lord sits as King forever” and “He will be exalted among the nations”. It is a reminder to me that God is still on His throne knowing all that is happening in the world; He is in control, nothing happens without His knowledge and His permission. All happens so you and I will praise and glorify Him through all things. 

 

Things are beginning to deteriorate! The signs of His return – deception, war and rumors of war, famine and pestilence – are happening all around us. It is good that we remember these words of the Psalmist that God is King forever. Because of that He gives strength to His people – you and me – to live Biblical principles, doing all we can to let our lives shine for His glory.  I have read the end of the Book and know how the story ends.  Do not be overwhelmed by what is happening around the world; for those who stay on the narrow way, He is coming for you! That gives me much encouragement and strength to face each new day.

 

From now on DJSB will be used to note information or quotes from the David Jeremiah Study Bible and LSSB will refer to information and quotes from the Life in the Spirit Study Bible.  I have added Jimmy Swaggart’s Expositor’s Study Bib le to be referred to from now on as JSESB