Psalm 46, 48, 90
1 Kings 3:5-14
Isaiah 65:15b-25
James 4:13-17; 5:7-11
Revelation 21:1-6
John 4:46-54
So many things vie for our attention during the holiday
season that we often find ourselves exhausted and breathless and frustrated
because the many demands. The number of Bible passages today even had me
nervous, thinking, “so much reading when I need to be cooking all the good-luck
foods for the new year.” Even the things that bring us peace become challenging
with the demands of the season.
Psalm 46, immediately changed my thinking with verse 10. The
command, “Be still, and know that I am God!” prioritized my daily activity
immediately. Life, and the season in particular, are not about the busyness
that keeps us scurrying about, but it is about maintaining our relationship
with God. Sometimes that does not require any great activity on our part. We
sometimes have to stop the busyness and just be still for that time one-on-one
with God.
Let us seek now, as this calendar year comes to an end and
another begins, to find ways to be still and continue our fellowship with the
Lord. No matter what we face, he is God, and he is with us, and he is our
refuge.
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