“Be still, and know that I am God” is one of the most familiar verses in Scripture. People often share it during moments of anxiety or exhaustion, and they usually hear it as a gentle whisper inviting calm.

However, Psalm 46:10 does not speak into quiet. Instead, it speaks directly into chaos.

Today’s verse is Psalm 46:10.

Psalm 46 opens with upheaval. The psalmist describes mountains shaking, waters roaring, and nations raging. Nothing feels secure or stable. Then, in the middle of that turmoil, God speaks for Himself.

When God says, “Be still,” He does not offer a soothing suggestion. Instead, He issues a command. He tells the nations to stop striving, to cease resisting, and to recognize reality. God declares His authority and promises that He will be exalted among the nations and throughout the earth.

Therefore, this verse shifts our understanding of peace. Peace does not grow out of quiet surroundings or controlled circumstances. Rather, peace flows from knowing who reigns when everything feels like it is shaking.

Entities: God, Nations, Psalmist, Israel

Why this episode matters: Many believers quote Psalm 46:10 as comfort, but context anchors that comfort in God’s sovereignty instead of human emotion. As a result, this verse calls us to surrender the illusion of control and trust the One who truly reigns.

God directs the command “Be still” first toward raging nations and tottering kingdoms, not toward anxious individuals. The Hebrew idea behind the phrase carries the meaning of stopping, ceasing, or standing down.

Because of this, biblical stillness does not mean passivity or withdrawal. Instead, it describes surrender. We stop striving, we release control, and we acknowledge that history does not slip through God’s fingers. God reigns, and His exaltation remains certain.

Psalm 46:10 — “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Read it in context here: Psalm 46 (BibleGateway, ESV)

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In this episode of Verses We Missed, host Steve Webb reflects on Romans 16:22 and the overlooked figure of Tertius, the scribe who physically wrote Paul’s letter to the Romans. Through historical context, biblical insight, and personal reflection, the episode explores how God values faithful, unseen service and reminds listeners that work done in the margins is never invisible to Him.

At the very end of the book of Romans, a single sentence allows a quiet figure to step briefly into the light. Tertius, the man holding the pen, speaks once and then disappears. This episode slows down to consider who he was, why his name mattered, and what his presence reveals about the gospel Paul preached and practiced.

Many believers live and serve in unseen places, faithfully supporting the work of God without recognition or applause. This episode connects Tertius’ story to modern life, offering encouragement to those who feel overlooked and reminding listeners that God sees the work done in the margins and values the hands that make His Word known.

We explore the historical setting in which the letter to the Romans was written, imagining the winter months Paul spent in Corinth and the cramped room where a professional scribe carefully captured every word. Tertius was not merely taking dictation. He was the first person to hear Romans spoken aloud, the first to process its arguments about grace, justification, and redemption. Before the letter ever reached Rome, it passed through his ears, his hands, and his faithful endurance.

The name Tertius itself tells us something about his place in the world. In Roman society, names like this often reflected status, not identity. Tertius means “third,” likely marking him as a slave or former slave. In most ancient documents, scribes remained invisible. Yet Paul pauses and invites him to speak. In doing so, Paul quietly lives out the gospel he has just spent sixteen chapters proclaiming. In Christ, the unseen are seen, the nameless are named, and the quiet labor matters.

This episode also includes a personal reflection on my late father-in-law, Rip, a man whose life embodied this kind of faithful service. He was always present, always willing, and almost always behind the scenes. His story reminds us that God does not measure significance the way we do. He sees the ink-stained hands. He sees the scaffolding. And He remembers the names written in the margins.

Romans 16:22 – “I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.”

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Hebrews 4:12 is one of those verses many Christians know by heart. We hear it quoted often, usually as a reminder of how powerful the Bible is. And that’s true. But in this episode of Verses We Missed, we pause long enough to hear what this verse is really doing.

Hebrews 4:12 isn’t primarily a compliment about Scripture. It’s a description of what happens when God’s Word meets us honestly. The writer of Hebrews isn’t trying to impress us with poetic language. He’s explaining why God’s Word can feel unsettling at times. Not because it is harsh, but because it is precise.

The Word of God is living and active. That means it doesn’t stay safely in the past, and it doesn’t remain neutral. It engages us. It works on us. Sometimes it reaches places we didn’t even realize we were guarding. Not to shame us, but to help us see clearly.

This verse appears in the middle of a warning to people who already know God, already know His Word, and are in danger of hearing without responding. Hebrews reminds us that familiarity can quietly turn into resistance if we stop listening.

When Hebrews compares God’s Word to a sharp, two-edged sword, the emphasis isn’t on damage, but on accuracy. Like a surgeon’s scalpel, Scripture cuts cleanly and purposefully. It separates what we feel from what truly drives us. It helps us see the difference between what we say we believe and what we are actually trusting.

Sometimes we open the Bible thinking we are in control of the conversation. Then a verse meets us exactly where we are, asking questions we didn’t plan to answer. In those moments, we don’t just read the Bible. The Bible reads us.

Immediately after Hebrews 4:12, the writer points us to Jesus, our compassionate high priest. Scripture doesn’t expose us and leave us there. It leads us somewhere. The same chapter that tells us nothing is hidden from God also invites us to come near with confidence, not fear.

The Bible doesn’t read us to condemn us. It reads us so we can stop hiding, stop performing, and finally rest. God already knows us completely. Scripture simply helps us know ourselves in His presence.

Hebrews 4:12 (ESV)

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Episode Context: In this episode of Verses We Missed, Steve Webb explores Micah 6:8 as a timeless foundation for a faithful life. Recorded at the beginning of a new year, this reflection examines how justice, mercy, and humility shape everyday Christian living and provide spiritual clarity beyond resolutions or performance-driven faith.

The beginning of a new year invites reflection. Not loud resolutions or hurried reinvention, but a quieter and more honest question: what does a faithful life actually look like in the ordinary rhythm of our days?

In Micah 6:8, God gives an answer that is both simple and demanding. Not a checklist, not a slogan, but a foundation. Long before modern debates about faith and practice, God revealed what truly matters: to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Him.

This episode explores Micah 6:8 as a spiritual foundation for the year ahead. Justice shapes how we act in the world around us. Mercy shapes the posture of our hearts toward others. Humility shapes the way we walk with God day by day. These are not lofty ideals reserved for spiritual elites, but a steady footing for anyone who desires to live faithfully.

Micah spoke into a deeply religious culture that had grown loud but hollow. God did not ask for more performance. He asked for alignment. A life built on justice, mercy, and humility is not flashy, but it is strong. When the foundation is right, the rest can stand.

As you step into a new year, this episode invites you to look again. Look again at how you treat others. Look again at the posture of your heart. Look again at the pace and direction of your walk with God. A faithful life is not built all at once. It is built one step at a time on what lasts.

Micah 6:8 – He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

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Advent is a season that invites honesty. Joy and sorrow sit side by side, and Scripture refuses to pretend otherwise.

In this episode, we look closely at the words “a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.” Isaiah gives us a Messiah who enters our darkness, feels our wounds, and carries our burdens from the manger to the cross.

Isaiah wrote these words 700 years before Jesus’ birth, yet they describe His life with striking clarity. Poverty, oppression, rejection, loneliness — none of these were detours in His story. They were part of His mission of redemption.

If you are carrying sorrow this season, this passage offers a deep comfort: Jesus understands not from a distance, but from experience.

Isaiah 53:3 — He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.

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Episode Context: This Advent episode explores Luke 24:27, where Jesus reveals the scarlet thread of redemption running from Moses through the prophets. The entire Old Testament points toward Christ. This episode explains how Scripture forms a unified story that leads to the manger and ultimately to the cross and resurrection.

There is something about December that makes the world feel different. The lights go up. The music changes. The days grow shorter, and the nights seem quieter. Even with a full calendar, Advent invites us to slow down, look again, and remember what God has done.

Luke 24:27 may not seem like a Christmas verse, but it tells the whole Christmas story in one line. On the road to Emmaus, the risen Jesus opens the Scriptures and explains everything written about Him. He starts with Moses and moves through the prophets, revealing that the entire story of Scripture has a center. A direction. A Redeemer.

This is the scarlet thread of redemption. A thread that begins in Genesis, flows through Abraham and the Passover lamb, appears in the sacrificial system, and grows clearer in every prophecy of the coming Messiah. The manger was always the plan. Christmas is not an interruption in the story. It is the fulfillment of God’s promise from the beginning.

Two discouraged disciples walked away from Jerusalem believing the story was over. Jesus joined them, listened, and then opened the Scriptures. He showed them how everything had been pointing to Him all along. Beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He explained the things concerning Himself. This is biblical typology, the unity of the Bible, and the promise and fulfillment pattern that shapes the story of redemption.

Christmas is not only about looking backward at a birth. It is about looking backward at an entire story that led to that birth. It is also about looking forward. The child in the manger is the King who will come again. The God who kept His promises for thousands of years will keep His promises to you.

Father, thank You for the story You have been telling since the beginning. Thank You that Jesus was not an afterthought, but the plan from the start. Teach us to see Your hand in the Scriptures and in our own lives. Fill our hearts with hope and faith as we walk through this Advent season. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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Until next time, may God remind you that your life has a place in His story. May He surround you with His goodness and fill your heart with the hope of Christ. May God bless you richly.

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As the Thanksgiving season arrives life does not always slow down. Some years bring joy. Some years bring heavy burdens.
For many of us it is both at once.
Psalm 107:1 meets us there:
“Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever.”

This verse is not just a holiday slogan. It is a lifeline for people who have walked through hard things. Psalm 107 is filled with rescue stories: wanderers with no home, prisoners in darkness, and sailors nearly swallowed by storms. Every time the same pattern appears: they cried out and God delivered. Gratitude does not ignore the real. It rests in the real God.

We will explore gratitude as an action, not a feeling. We will see God’s goodness as the anchor that never shifts. We will remember His steadfast love as the constant that does not evaporate when our season gets difficult. Whether this year has blessed you with ease or strength or both we remind ourselves that the Lord’s loyal love endures.

I also share a personal moment of thanks for my wife the Lovely Lady LeeAnn who reflects God’s faithfulness with kindness, encouragement and a steady presence. She reminds me of God’s goodness in the daily details.
If you have someone in your life like that may their name rise in your heart today.

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Psalm 107:1 – “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever.”

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Welcome to Episode 005 of Verses We Missed. I’m your host, Steve Webb, your OG Godcaster. This weekly show is released every Tuesday night at 10 p.m. Pacific so that it’s waiting for you Wednesday morning — a mid-week breath of Scripture and grace.

2 Samuel 5:24 — “And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then rouse yourself, for the Lord has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”

David had faced the Philistines before. The battlefield was familiar. The threat was familiar. Even the strategy might have seemed familiar. Yet, instead of assuming God’s plan would be the same as last time, David stopped. He asked again. And God answered differently.

God tells David to wait — not to move until he hears something unusual: the sound of marching in the tops of the trees. A whisper of movement that David himself could not produce. The message is clear: Don’t move until God moves. Victory begins, not with confidence in our experience, but with attentive hearts willing to listen again.

Sometimes the hardest part of following God isn’t knowing what’s right. It’s waiting long enough to hear Him. We like to fix. We like to act. We like to feel in control. But God invites us into something better — a life led by His timing, not ours.

Maybe you’re in a moment like that. You’ve seen God work before, and the temptation is to repeat the last plan. But God is not a formula. He is a Father who speaks to His children. And He still leads by whisper.

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Until next time, may you move only when He moves… and may you know: He goes before you.