Listening

One of the neat things about reading through the Psalms is noticing how familiar we are with some of the words and phrases. In our worship today, we sing a lot of the themes that we read in the Psalms. This week you will reach Psalm 46:10 and the words, “Be still, and know that I am God.” With these words, we are called to rest from the world and sit before God while He speaks to us. It is a reminder to listen. There are so many voices that call for our attention. The voices of the world speak to us in media, friends, the workplace, and our neighborhoods. There are messages designed to shape our desires and feed our hungers. We are bombarded with the standards of the world and the expectations of our culture. Psalms reminds us that there is one voice that we should follow. Only one voice that can lead us from captivity to freedom. The voice of God. Embedding the Psalms is an opportunity to be still and listen to where and how God wants to lead us. It is a chance to learn what God has planned for us and how God is moving to carry out His plan. Take some time this week to be still and listen as God speaks through the Psalmist. He is telling us who He is and how He loves us.