I Need Only Be Still (song series)

When the freshly released Israelites looked back to see the Egyptians in fast pursuit, doubt and fear must have been palpable as they stood before the Red Sea.  Most were already prepared to give up their newfound freedom and return to the life of slavery they knew.  They questioned whether God would bring them this far and leave them to die or be captured again.  What short-term memories did the Hebrew children hold even as days before God’s power and miracles were displayed before their eyes? Before the first wave was parted, before the hardened heart of Pharaoh could attempt to retrieve his former property, Moses stood and addressed a crowd beginning to fall apart…

Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. 

The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

-Exodus 14: 13-14

There are moments I sit overwhelmed.  I attempt to fix it all, to handle it myself, which proves a terrible idea and leads to devastation and broken relationships.  I am not meant to do life alone.  It isn’t my life to begin with.

Oh how we exhaust ourselves fighting battles we are convinced we can handle by ourselves.   With sword in hand we fight thousands of enemies…from greed, selfishness, deceit, and self-indulgence to pride.  We fight the surroundings of a pagan world and corrupt leadership.  We hurt and fight for the broken, the isolated, and the fearful around us. We fight our lack of control and insecurities.  We fight our addictions and strongholds.  We must step back and realize we were never meant to fight these alone…but equipped with the Wisdom to know who can…Our Savior and Lord, the Great I AM.  The one who was, and is, and is to come…our Redeemer.  He will fight for us, we need only to be still... not still and do nothing. Still, confident in His presence and His word. Still, on our knees with expectation and hope.  Still, with praise dripping from our lips to reach our Savior’s ear.  Still, in His holy presence.

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.

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I need only be still

Becki J Buescher

The battle rages all around

With crippling fear, strength is gone

When my heart is weak

And my flesh is failing

The Lord fights for me

I need only be still

The Lord fights for me

I need only be still

Mighty Warrior attend to

My call on Your name for rescue

to find refuge at Your feet

I need only be still

Greater is He who is within me

Than all that is within the world

Victory has claimed my heart

I will rest assured

Still before a righteous King

Still I offer everything

Still in the presence of the great I AM