We are living in uncertain times. We are living in dangerous times. We are living in troubling times. It seems that everywhere we turn there is something disastrous happening. It is enough to get you down and to keep you down. With all that’s going on around us—from our families, to our local communities, to our nation, to the whole globe—what can we do? How can we keep from being distraught?
Be still…and know that God is still God. God has not surrendered His throne. He is still “the ruler over the kings of the earth” (Rev. 1:5). He is still the God of “love” (1 John 4:8), “peace” (Phil. 4:9), “all grace” (1 Pet. 5:10), “patience and comfort” (Rom. 15:5) and “hope” (Rom. 15:13). No matter what happens, put your trust in that!
Be still…and know that right is still right. The world is doing its dead level best to confuse those who know what is right and who stand for what is right. Over 2,700 years ago, God said, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (Isa. 5:20). Those people are still living among us in the twenty-first century. Nevertheless, never doubt that the “commandments” of the Lord are “right” every time (Psa. 119:172), without fail, without exception. No matter what happens, put your trust in that!
Be still…and know that truth is still truth. We are told that we are living in a post-truth era and that truth today is subject to “the eye of the beholder” of whatever that truth is. However, God’s truth is immutable (Matt. 24:35; 1 Pet. 1:23-25), just as God is (Heb. 6:18-20). Folks may try to twist and turn it to fit their agenda, but remember that “the truth of the Lord endures forever” (Psa. 117:2). No matter what happens, put your trust in that!
Be still…and know that eternity is still real. It is so easy to take our eyes off of the “eternal,” place them on the “temporary,” and as a result, “lose heart” (2 Cor. 4:16-18). When that happens, work twice as hard to “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth” (Col. 3:2). Remember that “the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17). No matter what happens, put your trust in that!
Be still…and know that Christians still win in the end. You may not feel like you are winning. Around the world it may appear that Christians are on the losing side. But don’t put your trust in appearances (2 Cor. 5:7). Jesus has already crushed the adversary (Heb. 2:14). Satan has already lost! Faithful Christians will be victorious (2 Tim. 4:7-8). No matter what happens, put your trust in that!