Quietness and Confidence

Scripture:

Isaiah 30:15 "Only in returning to Me and resting in Me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength, but you would have none of it".

Observation:

Isaiah here tells God's people, who had been far from Him, that they must return to Him and rest in Him. God has always wanted to bless His children and take care of them, but He wants them to trust Him and rest in Him. He goes on to tell them that in quietness and confidence is your strength.

Application:

Quietness and confidence demonstrates our strength. When you are resting in the Lord, you can have quietness and confidence. When you are relying on your own plans, thoughts and desires, you have no confidence because you may not be in the will of God. When you are doing the will of the Father, He will always fight your battles. We must rest in Him and do what He tells us to do, then our confidence gets stronger and stronger. The issue of quietness here also says something to me. Those who are truly confident, don't have to say a lot. They don't feel they have to prove anything. Quietness says, I am resting in the Lord.

Prayer:

Lord, help me to walk in confidence and quietness because I am resting in You. Many times in Scripture you talk about resting in the Lord. Help me to find that place of rest. It was a prophetic word for this year. Teach me more how to rest in You.

Yours,

Jeff Jacob