Matthew 27:13-14 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?” But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor. The most difficult time to be still is when the scorching wind of slander, false accusation and malicious malign blows on us....
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02 September 2022 – Be Still – Part 6
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46 is like a precious jewel in the ‘treasure box of Psalms’. There have been songs, poems and hymns written based on Psalm 46:10. Psalm 46 can be divided into...
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01 September 2022 – Be Still – Part 5
Psalm 4:4 When you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Did you know that our brains are learning while we are sleeping? Neuroscientists have confirmed that the brain practices newly learnt information by replaying and allowing memory to consolidate. The short term memory is converted to long term memory while we...
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31 August 2022 – Be Still – Part 4
Mark 4:39-40 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Jesus reproached the ghastly storm that was trying to topple the boat that He...
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30 August 2022 – Be Still – Part 3
Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. Silence and stillness are powerful nonverbal prayers. It is in silence and stillness that we empty our desires and...
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29 August 2022 – Be Still – Part 2
1 Kings 19:12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. God speaks in whispers. The definition of ‘whisper’ is to speak very softly using one’s breath rather than one’s throat, especially for the sake of secrecy. If we talk non-stop during...
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28 August 2022 – Be Still – Part 1
Exodus 14:14 Moses answered the people,…The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Moses boldly confessed to the people to ‘stand firm’, ‘be still’ to see the salvation of the Lord, however, in the very next verse, the Lord speaks back to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the...