“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth” (Psalm 46:10).

How awesome is the Lord our God! The car crash was terrible, according to the police captain. “I am sorry, Mrs. Thompson, about your husband,” the veteran police officer said as he started to leave the surgical waiting area. Turning and looking back at Maggie Thompson and her family, the police officer said, “I’ve known Sam for a long time. I know he loves the Lord, and I am not sure why the Lord would allow such a terrible car crash to come into your family. I just pray that during this time of waiting that the Lord will be real to you and that He would help you in very special ways. My officers and I want to do anything we can to help you during this time,” and with that Bill Williamson tried to smile and left the surgical waiting room. Luke, who is Sam and Maggie’s youngest son, very quietly said, “God talks about knowing Him and how we must be still before Him in Psalm 46:10. I never dreamed that this would happen to Dad. It’s a strange thing as we wait during Dad’s surgery. I feel badly for the drunk driver who hit him. We have the Lord, and I just don’t know what we would do without Him.” It was a very long afternoon that presented the Thompson family with a great opportunity to “Be still and know that I am God” before the surgeon returned and said, “Things went very well. I expect he’s going to make a full recovery.” With that the family burst into tears of joy for their loved one and sorrow for the drunk driver. They thanked the Lord as they learned the very powerful lesson of being still and knowing that He is God.

For today: Don’t wait for the big crisis to put Psalm 46:10 into operation. Start practicing it with me today!