My strength is to be still and trust my God” - Part I

From: March 10 – 16, 2009

Pastor: Edith Cruz

Study: # 582 (Part I) Topic: “My strength is to be still and trust my God” PART I Isaiah 30:1-17

Our fortress is seen in quietness. When the days of our problems and tribulation come we must remain still because our strength is Jehovah. In desperation we cannot see God, we cannot see that He can move His hand on our behalf and this is because the faith has abandoned us. Our feet are very slight and they want to guide us to confusion. Very few people tie and calm their feet when times of trouble arrive. Our rush in trying to solve the problem by ourselves only let God see that we don’t trust Him. The best thing we could do is to stay still and wait in God. When we are in problems the first thing that comes to mind is the thought that Jehovah has left us and that nobody loves us. The best thing for us is to not have anyone by our side in those hard and difficult days, but Jehovah. We must not allow our mind to be filled with all it pleases, because unjust conclusions will come and then, when our thoughts are clarified, shame will arrive. We must understand that our head and our soul are united, combined to lead us into very big mistakes that will only bring us shame. 2 Corinthians 5:10 There is a court of law in which each one of us will have to appear. Here is where we will receive according to what we did in the body. There it is where we will receive for what we have made being in the body. Oh poor, of the children who walk away to listen to others and don’t listen to God! Nowadays it is very easy to walk away from God. God is who sees those who walk away from Him, not us. They walk away from God because there is no longer trust in Him. God sees everything clearly and we must see things in the same way. We must see them precisely how they are, so that there will be no confusion. When one walks away it is because they no longer want to listen to God, then rebelliousness comes. God speaks to us; He examines our most secrets to let us know who He is. Many do not like to hear the voice of God in their ears, because they want to walk according to their thoughts full with sin. When sin arrives they no longer want to hear God, but they rather want to cover with things that are not from the Spirit but from the flesh. Our flesh can do a lot of damage! When we let our flesh take place we will have to cry greatly. How terribly we will cry when we let our flesh take control! When people walk away from God they presume to be free and don’t want to know about God, but they are covered with sin. A righteous doesn't do this, because they know that they serve a greater God. We are free from sin, but we are God’s slaves. When a believer walks away from Jehovah he will find himself tied up, covered with the blanket he has chosen, sin and then he wants separation. This drags a lot of pain, a lot of anguish. Those who love will love the essence, not the appearance. Love is for eternity, it never ends. Psalms 125: 5 Those who walk away, God takes them where there is iniquity, because to their sin more sin is added. The problem is that when they return to the world, at the same time they get off from Heaven. God has given us many promises and when we are with Him we are in Heaven. The guidance of God is required; we need His guidance for every day of our lives. When we have the guidance of God we are guided by Him and all our will belongs completely to Him. God knows what we need to hear. We need to listen to what God has to say. A spiritual man or woman needs to listen to

God because He is a sacred voice, but when there is no purity, that hope is like a shadow that has no body or strength. This is what comes upon those who walk away from God; it is like a shadow, it’s like something that is there but has no life. This shadow brings confusion. One walks confused, without direction or protection, it is a madness of which one needs deliverance. The soul gets upset and the feet walk madly, one lives in total confusion when we stop listening to God’s voice because the flesh has taken control. Let us fight against whatever the devil wants to bring against us. The only ones who dare to say the truth are those who love with strength. Why must we trust the world that will only bring disgrace, deception and shame? Those who walk away give up what belongs to God. The roads of this world are very dangerous and will only devour and destroy. Tribulation, anguish and the viper are there to destroy. We must hope for God’s help and not help from this world, because it is the only way we can conquer. Our strength is to be still. It is a shameless rejection when the law of Jehovah is abandon. This world is a weak wall that will knock anyone down, but nobody can ever knock Jehovah down. The world is weak, it cannot strengthen us and in it we cannot take refuge. Our God is strong, frightful, He is the only one that conquers and demolishes the walls. For this reason, our refuge should be in Him and not in this world. This path we have chosen comes with many trials and afflictions. We must be careful, with flattering words some will come to bribe us and this will lead us to silence the truth and this will bring great harm. Walking away will not give us the way out, this will only ruin our lives, it will bring ruins over ruins then no one can help us. Those who walk away will break as the potter's glass and without mercy. God has always asked those who He calls to have rest in Him. If there is something God requests from us is to persevere until the end. Our strength consists on staying still and trusting in Jehovah God. Escaping to the world is very dangerous. We can try to make our best escape, but we will be quickly pursued and we will have to go back in panic, pain, shame and horror. Those who insist on separating will be pursued by a greater force until they become completely lonely. They could have been winners in everything, because Jehovah would have come on their behalf if they would have believed Him. There are things that we lose and will never be able to recover them again. For this reason, we must be vigilant that nobody will take the crown of life that belongs to us. This is why we must never return to the world, because the devil comes to destroy. Isaiah 32:1-8 We serve a faithful God and those who are righteous must live with justice. Those who are righteous do justice. We serve a God that clearly sees us and makes the judgment. We put our hope where we serve. If we put our hope here on earthly things, after all, God is the only one who remains the same today and forever. As the years go by, if we put our hope in other humans, and they fail us we will end up frustrated. We must see clearly that this God that has called us is the only one who is faithful. He has chosen us in His time and began to work in us with His perfect will. The Lord is the king of our lives. When we put our trust in a company, suddenly everything could end. We must learn to enjoy the good days and also the days of scarcity, because there is a faithful God who we must rest in. Amen.