Power in the Word of God: Be still and know that I am God.

“Be still and know that I am God”. These are the words I heard the Lord speak to me last week during a time of worship. I obeyed Him and immediately I felt calm. I was surprised because prior to that moment, I was not aware that there was no calmness in my soul. The following day, there was a word of knowledge from a colleague of mine. This word was spoken generally to the class but I knew that the Lord was speaking directly to me. He said, “God wants you to stop holding on to things but release everything to Him”.

I knew immediately that God was confirming what he had told me the day before. The third day in class, the summary of the lesson was “waiting upon God”. My heart was full with joy because for three days in a row, the Lord had been ministering to me and was saying the same thing in different ways. Since then, I have had a change in perception, stopped struggling but instead started learning to trust Him.

Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth”.

After a time of worship or prayer, it is good to be quiet and wait before the Lord. This is the time to receive from Him. Waiting upon God makes it easier for you to live by the life of Christ within you and not by your carnal nature. You stop holding on to things but rather hand them over to the Lord and allow him to be in charge. Relax; be assured that the everlasting hands of God are holding you and nothing can pluck you out of His hands. Every task ahead of you might look like mighty waters that want to drown you but learn to rest in him.

Paul the apostle lived a life of total dependence on Christ. He saw himself as crucified in Him and so it was Christ living through him. Whatever the faith of Christ can accomplish, you also can accomplish once you allow Him to live through you.

Galatians 2:20: “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me”.

When you wait upon God, your spiritual ears become more sensitive to God. Your spiritual sight becomes sharp just like the eyes of an eagle. You have the divine enablement to achieve more within a shorter time because it is now the Lord working through you. Your feeble knees are strengthened and your hands receive strength.

Isaiah 40:31: “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint”.

The time spent waiting upon the Lord must not be passive. You can spend it meditating on the word of God. You can also soak in his presence whilst listening to Christian worship. In the last few days, I have been receiving more revelation from God and more understanding of His word. Your body is the temple of the living God. He is the owner and occupier. Stop being and let Him be. He wants to reveal himself and be exalted through you. Will you allow Him?