September 5: Ruth 3:18; Psalm 4:4; Psalm 37:7; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 112:7–8; Isaiah 2:17; Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 30:15; Luke 10:39; Luke 10:42; John 11:40; Deuteronomy 8:2; Ezekiel 16:8; John 13:7; 2 Corinthians 4:17–18; Hebrews 12:6; 1 Peter 4:12–13 - a podcast by Crossway

“Wait, my daughter.”

“Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint.”—“Be still, and know that I am God.”—“Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”—The haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Mary… sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching…. “Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”—“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”—Ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady.—“Whoever believes will not be in haste.”

Ruth 3:18 (Listen)

18 She replied, “Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today.”

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Psalm 4:4 (Listen)

4   Be angry,¹ and do not sin;
    ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

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Psalm 37:7 (Listen)

7   Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
    fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

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Psalm 46:10 (Listen)

10   “Be still, and know that I am God.
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth!”

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Psalm 112:7–8 (Listen)

7   He is not afraid of bad news;
    his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
8   His heart is steady;¹ he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

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Isaiah 2:17 (Listen)

17   And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
    and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
    and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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Isaiah 7:4 (Listen)

4 And say to him, ‘Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah.

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Isaiah 28:16 (Listen)

16   therefore thus says the Lord GOD,
  “Behold, I am the one who has laid¹ as a foundation in Zion,
    a stone, a tested stone,
  a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
    ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’

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Isaiah 30:15 (Listen)

15   For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel,
  “In returning¹ and rest you shall be saved;
    in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
  But you were unwilling,

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Luke 10:39 (Listen)

39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.

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Luke 10:42 (Listen)

42 but one thing is necessary.¹ Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

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John 11:40 (Listen)

40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”

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“What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.”

“You shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.”

“When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love;… I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine.”—“The Lord disciplines the one he loves.”

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.—This slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.

Deuteronomy 8:2 (Listen)

2 And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

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Ezekiel 16:8 (Listen)

8 “When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD, and you became mine.

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John 13:7 (Listen)

7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.”

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2 Corinthians 4:17–18 (Listen)

17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

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Hebrews 12:6 (Listen)

6   For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
    and chastises every son whom he receives.”

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1 Peter 4:12–13 (Listen)

Suffering as a Christian

12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.

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