How Can We Be Still?

 Scripture:

““Now, O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest and be still. “But how can it be still when the Lord has sent it on a mission? For the city of Ashkelon and the people living along the sea must be destroyed.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭47‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

I love these words about the sword of the Lord. It says, “how can it be still when the Lord has sent it on a mission?” God had determined judgment on Ashkelon and the people along the sea. He had said that they would be attacked by the sword. This passage speaks of that sword when it is time to rest from war again. For my own life I must ask the question, “How can I be still when the Lord has sent me on a mission?”

Application:

When God says to do something, our only response is “Yes Sir.” We have been sent by Jesus on a mission to make disciples of all nations and we must ask how we can rest when we have been sent on a mission. Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” How can we be still when we have been sent on mission for God. We must live every day on mission for Christ. Every conversation, every interaction, everywhere we go is on mission.

Prayer:

Father, help me to live my life as one “sent” by my Father. Help me not to make excuses, but to be diligent in all You have asked me to do. Teach me to walk with You and to follow Yours orders. I want to do my part in fulfilling the Great Commission. 

Yours,

Jeff