Be Still

"Be still, and know that I am God." We usually reach for Psalm 46:10 as comfort in a storm — and it is that. But in this episode, Blake shares how putting his phone down for a few days opened up a fresh reading of the verse: as I set aside the technology, I picked up the Lord.Blake digs into the Hebrew word behind "be still" (raphah — to let go, to cease striving), shows how this is the opposite of emptying your mind (it's the rhythm Jesus Himself kept, withdrawing to be with the Father), and gets honest about why stillness is so hard: silence exposes us. The beautiful irony? The very things the quiet surfaces are often exactly what God wants to use to draw us to Himself.Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo). Get devotionals delivered to your inbox at blakescrawford.com/sign-up, or listen anytime at blakescrawford.com/listen. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeart.