^{Ps 46 10} "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."


Luther says that we should know the word of God so that if we were cut by a sharp object we would bleed that word. We are taught in this Psalm that all of reality on this earth is from the simple description of God of all time. The natural man believes that life is made up of our plans and our successes. In other words we communicate in order to perform an activity. We think about what needs to be done and then we act upon it. But reality is not a process or succession of events. Reality is always determined by Gods creation and recreation. God speaks and it is accomplished.


The question is then do we just sit back and do nothing? This Psalm is teaching that doing something for its own sake is compared to the way the nations plan , speak and act. In other words there is a difference between doing something mechanical and being fulfilled in accomplishing that task or doing something with the full enjoyment in the effort. This is what the Psalmist is comparing. He is saying that the condition and the disposition of the wicked is different from the condition of the elect. Because of Adams sin man is born with an anxious and troubled heart. You see the big difference between the elect and the wicked is one of inability. The Psalmist is describing two different ways of communicating.

Its really compared to a one dimensional view of the world with a two dimensional.  The Psalmist is saying that the wicked only view the world as a series of processes. But the elect are united with God through His word. This is what the Psalmist is using as a metaphor for the streams of God. The wicked are born into a world of communication that is like waters roaring and foaming. The reason is that they do not view reality in the truth of Gods ongoing creative word. Because all reality is created by Gods law, decrees, statutes , curses and promises.

We must understand that before the foundation of the world God has planned and spoken all things into existence. Every little particle is ordered by God. And as time goes on the foundation and the creation of all things is being played out by an unchanging God who orders all things by His unchanging word. This is why we have the continuous flowing of the stream that goes through Zion and provides the sustenance of the city. It is always flowing. So we live in world where our full reality of an event or a task that we perform is determined by unity that we experience in understanding Gods word. It is hidden and its so quiet that it is not understood in this world. We have a kingdom in which all the great powers and movements of this world are ordered in the inner life of Gods people. We can bow our heads and experience the power of God that is greater than any power that we observe in this world. In other words Gods power and beauty can be pursuing us.

This is the greatest goal of our lives is being filled with Gods word and experiencing the effects as we meditate upon it. You see it is so hard for us to believe that just as the hand of the clock passes in front of our eyes that God is fully present in all space and calling out from the depths everything that transpires around us. He is speaking His law, covenants etc as the fullest reality ...a reality that would swallow us up if we understood the difficulty and the extent of all reality that is in God. But you see we have His word. The word of God is written so that we might experience the reality of God creating in this ongoing reality that we live in. We can get lost in beauty and wonder of Gods universe. We can be over come by the beauty of Gods creation in being united with the reality of the miraculous performance  of God in moving time. You see God comes and will not be silent. Be still and know that I am God. God is pronouncing His covenants, laws, etc as time moves in our lives. The fullness of God is available by the use of His word.