8 Come and see what the Lord has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[d] with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

Adele Calhoun above: “It exposed a control streak a mile wide as well as a begrudging heart. I rue all the good moments I morphed into bad ones as I clung to my demands of what God ought to do.”

Adele, per Psalm 46 above, we are not surprised when God says things better than we do.

“Be still, and know that I am God;” says God.

We are not supposed to be still all of the time, but we are supposed to know that God is God all of the time! The Centurion’s faith, that Jesus admired, was like that.

I’m glad you posted this, though we don’t really have an invitation to wait on God. God does his good will whether we wait for His timing or not. We are supposed to trust Him in His timing, when our own good sense of timing does not address a particular issue.

I have to say that too many parts of your “Spiritual Disciplines Handbook” are at odds with the correct idea of waiting on God that you touch on here. I hope to speak with you on this item more seriously and thoroughly after Christmas, depending on whose timing prevails! ; )

Thanks and Salt, Jason

Thanks, Biz, for your encouragement that eReflections are indeed an meaningful to those who are ministering in the trenches. It means a lot and encourages US to keep on keeping on!

I wait with you as well Ferdinand.

These reflections are a powerful ministry to those of us who are serving others in and through the local congregation.

Wonderful post. Thanks so much.

I am waiting with you tonight, Ferdiand.