Canon David Lewis shared this sermon recently at the Southern retired Clergy luncheon and with his permission I would like to share it with you.
Popular, some years ago, especially for those times when we sing ‘songs’, was the one which had the verse “be still and know that I am God”. It is sung three times, before moving to verse two. Calming, gentle, nice, and yet as is often the case, only half the story.
The words come from Psalm 46, which we have just said, and come in the midst of the battle, as an encouragement: to think on the truth that God is with us, — and as St Paul says (Romans 8:13 ) “If God is for us, who can be against us? !!”.
Paul goes on then to list some of the things that are against us, things that might separate us from God’s love, from Christ’s presence. (Note: (Separate) us from God. Not God from us, He is always with us!!). Things that might cloud our realisation, our faith, that God is for us: things, (life’s happenings) such as: affliction, hardships, persecutions, hunger, danger,…his list goes on – for the battle we call life: goes on!
“Be still” in the midst of the battle, and remember: reassure ourselves that God is God, and God is with us, God is for us.
You can find the full sermon here.
