Many Christians know that somewhere in the Bible it says to “Be still, and know that I am God.” We understand from this Scripture the need to get away from the many distractions in life in order to have some quiet time with God. But did you know that this quotation is only part of a verse? The full verse says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10).

The reason for acknowledging God is so that he will be exalted by people all over the earth. Our purpose for turning to him is so that he will be worshiped everywhere. To stop reading in the middle of the verse is to miss the main point. We have to understand that our recognition of God must naturally lead to worship and missions.

So, go ahead and have your regular quiet time with God. Jesus did. Mark 1:35 says, “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”

However, make sure that you are involved in the rest of the story. Your quiet time with God should only fuel your desire to worship him and to spread his name far and wide so that he will be exalted everywhere.