Podcast
Be Still and Know: The God who Is Near | Psalm 46 Explained with Hank
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Speaker: Jonny Ardavanis, with Hank
March 3, 2026 · 35 min
Summary
Psalm 46 reveals three foundational truths about God's character—He is our refuge, our strength, and a very present help in trouble—which form the only rational basis to refuse panic and fear in a chaotic world. The psalmist calls believers to stillness and meditation on God's power, not as passive sentiment but as active trust that displaces anxiety with peace.
Highlights
You cannot live the Christian life in your own strength. We not only need God to be a refuge, we need him to be our strength. We need him to give us what we cannot give ourselves.
Faith is the refusal to panic, because there's no panic in heaven because there's God and His plans and because there's a recognition of His authority.
Busyness mutes our ability to ponder deeply about the character of God, and that's what we need in a world full of fear—to be gripped and grabbed by the reality of Scripture.