“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
—Psalm 46:10, NKJV

The Holy Spirit is alive, and He is moving within us. But we can become so involved in our own efforts that we miss what the Holy Spirit is doing. This

is why the Lord tells us in Psalm 46:10 to be still and know that He is God. Or as the New American Standard Bible puts it, we are to “cease striving” and know that He is God.

I believe peace precedes power and authority. When we are still, we are able to enter into the peace of God, and the peace of God produces the fruit of God’s Spirit. Many times in Scripture the Lord is referred to as the God of peace. And Romans 16:20 tells us that “the God of peace will soon crush Satan under [our] feet.” The God of peace is a mighty warrior, and by resting in His peace, by ceasing our striving, we obtain victory.

I want to encourage you, beloved one, with a very practical suggestion: take time to be still before God.

You can do this anytime—sitting on your couch at home or even while you’re driving in your car. Silence your phone, turn off the radio, and just be still before God. You may feel that nothing is happening. You may even feel empty when you’re practicing stillness. But I promise you, if you will give yourself to this discipline and just do it—don’t just try it, but build it into your lifestyle—over time you will experience a greater sense of God’s peace and power, and you will come to know Him in a deeper way.

God says it for a reason: “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Father God, I choose to be still before You, to cease my striving so I can experience Your movement in my life. I want to know You in a deeper way and be a vessel through which You can manifest Your power and goodness. Be magnified in my life.

Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider, Rivers of Revelation (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2020), Used by permission.