Still
Waters
“You lead me beside still waters.” Ps. 23:2
In Psalm 23 we
read about the Lord “leading us beside still waters.” It is a beautiful verse in a beautiful Psalm,
and speaks of the peace we can find in the stillness. Animals drink from still waters. The Bible also describes how we can hear His
“still, small voice” as the Lord speaks to us. Often times we need to quiet ourselves, our
congregations, in order to prepare to hear from God.
The problem with
still waters is that after a period of time, if there is no movement, such
waters become stagnant. We have all seen
stagnant water – with a film over the top – undrinkable. It often carries an unpleasant odor, driving
us away from the water, rather than leading us to it. Since water symbolizes the Holy Spirit, being
near water is a good thing.
So it was with
the church at Sardis, and serves as a warning sign for local churches
today. Constant stillness will lead to
stagnation. In this we learn a valuable
lesson: while it is easy to pull out a
convenient Scripture to meet our needs; we are always better off asking God
what spiritual season we are in, to know how best to apply the word of God for
that season. Let’s take a moment to ask the
Lord right now, in our own lives, what spiritual season He has us in. Consider the following seasons:
- Lord, is it the season of still
water in my life?
- God, am I in the season of gently
stirring waters?
- Father, is this the season of
waters with a rippling effect?
- Lord, is it a season of waves
coming in my life?
- God, is the current flowing in
the water?
- Father, am I in a stream season,
lake season, river season, or sea season?
- Have the waters grown stagnant in
my life? If so, please forgive me,
Father. Change me and stir the
waters in my life according to the season I am in. Amen.
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