Psalm

Описание: You know Psalm 46:10—but you've been reading it wrong your entire life. 🎯

🗡️ This expository sermon was delivered at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 11:00 am. 🗡️

"Be still and know that I am God" isn't a peaceful coffee mug quote about calm mornings. It's a POWER command spoken in the middle of chaos—while mountains shake, waters roar, and nations rage. This sermon will completely transform how you understand what it means to be still before God.

Why does God command stillness in Psalm 46? Because when we're constantly rushing—fixing problems, playing hero, running on our own strength—we can't hear His voice. We miss His deliverance. We steal His glory without even realizing it.

In this message from Psalm 46:10, Pastor Fortunato reveals:

• Why "be still and know" appears in the middle of complete chaos, not after it
• The dangerous cycle of religious busyness that keeps us from hearing God
• What Martin Luther understood about Psalm 46:1 that sustained the entire Reformation
• Why men need to stop trying to be the hero in every situation
• The Red Sea principle: what happens when you stand still and let God fight
• How Isaiah 30:15 gives us the saddest invitation in Scripture—and why Israel rejected it

The practical assignment that will change your prayer life this week

This isn't about doing less for God. It's about stopping long enough to let God be God.

The typical American Christian rushes to work, rushes through prayer, rushes to the next thing. Five minutes here, two minutes there. Always moving. Never still. And in that constant motion, we forfeit miracles we'll never know we missed.
What if the inconvenience in your life right now—the thing slowing you down—is actually God's intervention? What if He's trying to force you to be still so you can finally hear what He's been trying to say for months?

Psalm 46 gives us both a historical account of God's deliverance AND a prophetic preview of Israel's future redemption. The imagery of earthquakes, roaring waters, and shaking mountains points to tribulation deliverance. But the principle applies to every believer: in returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.

The question is: will you accept God's offer? Or will you say with Israel, "No thanks, Lord—I'll handle this myself"?

📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Psalm 46, Exodus 14:13-14, Isaiah 30:15, Revelation 15, Ezekiel 47, Malachi 4:2

⛪ CONNECT WITH PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH:

🌐 Website: https://pilgrimbaptist.church/
✍️ Pastor Fortunato's Blog: https://fortunato.blog/
📘 Facebook:   / pilgrimbaptistcookeville  
💝 Support Our Ministry: https://pilgrimbaptist.church/giving

📌 YOUR ASSIGNMENT THIS WEEK: Take 5 minutes every day—phone off, door locked, no distractions—and just be still. Listen for what God wants to say to YOU. Not what you want to say to Him. Let Him speak.

💬 COMMENT BELOW: What area of your life are you trying to fix in your own strength instead of being still and letting God fight for you?

🔔 Subscribe for weekly sermons on biblical truth, dispensational theology, and practical Christian living.

Pilgrim Baptist Church | Cookeville, Tennessee | Independent Fundamental Baptist | KJV Preaching