Be Still and Know

Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Christians often find peace and comfort in the words of Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God." However, this verse doesn't mean what many people assume. Today, R.C. Sproul explains this passage and its teaching about the power of God.

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0:00.0	There's a passage in the Old Testament that is one of the most misunderstood passages that we read.
0:10.0	The passage is this, you've all heard it be still and know that I am God in the
0:20.0	liturgy of the church that passage from the Psalms has frequently been applied to our
0:27.0	practice of maintaining a calm, serene, attitude, and posture of patience.
0:37.0	That in the midst of trouble, in the midst of anxiety,
0:40.7	where we're restless and frightened, we are to be still that is calm and quiet and
0:46.7	to reflect and meditate upon the sweetness of God.
0:50.9	Now all that sort of thing is a wonderful thing and the Bible enjoins us to do that sort of thing from time.
0:56.0	It's not the point of that text.
0:59.0	The force of the words would be better translated in this language.
1:04.6	Shut up.
1:07.0	Or be quiet.
1:09.0	Hold your miles and know that I am the Lord. It is a call to silence, not calmness, silence in the
1:21.6	presence of the power of God.
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