For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel has said this, “In returning [to Me] and rest you shall be saved, In quietness and confident trust is your strength.” But you were not willing.
Be still before the LORD; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him; Do not fret.
Isaiah 30:15 AMP Psalm 37:7a AMP
We live in a world of chaos. Chaos of mind and sounds and images all around us screaming for our attention. At the tip of our fingers we’re made aware of devastating earthquakes in Thailand or political and cultural unrest seething across the globe. Not to mention the unrest that is often in our families and our own hearts. Add to this constant stream of information, the busyness of everyday life challenges, and it’s easy to become overwhelmed by it all.
Today’s Scripture from Isaiah is brimming with deep truths, but I’d like to pull just one thread to help us with this information/trial overload. In returning to the Lord we will find rest, in quiet confident-trust in Him, we will find strength.
Maybe you’re thinking to yourself, “Wait a minute, I didn’t leave the Lord, why do I have to return?” But have we “left” Him by trying to do life in our own strength? Have we “left” Him by relying on our own wisdom? Return. To Him. And find authentic, soul-deep rest, in spite of the chaos.
“In quietness and confident trust (In the LORD God) is our strength.” Here’s where I fall down more often than I like to admit. My life and thoughts can be so noisy. And busy. Busy serving, busy with family, busy working or keeping up with current events … just busy. Before long, my thoughts and heart are anything but quiet. As the noise level rises, so does my lack of peace and felt strength. It’s the Holy One, the Lord God Himself who has promised that in quietness and trust in Him we find our strength…. So we must purposefully stop, regroup, catch our mental breath, and then be quiet in His presence. Resting in His sovereign care over our life and all the chaos that surrounds us.
No, this isn’t a magic formula to dispel the raw challenges of real life, but rather, His formula for facing each of them in His strength and with His peace. Strength and Peace in the midst of chaos, from God Himself.
God uses trouble to teach His children precious lessons.
Stream in the Desert
Father God, I choose to be quiet in Your presence and entrust my life into Your hands. Scary, yes, but You are entirely trustworthy. Leaving the chaos and noise behind me, regardless of my circumstances, I rest in You. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Written by Becky White for the Lord Jesus
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