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Chariots of Fire: Sabbath Stillness and Knowing God - Wesleyan (Psalm 46:10)

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Eric Liddell refused to run on Sunday—choosing stillness when the world demanded action. His Sabbath wasn't legalism but relationship; stillness led to knowing God more deeply. Wesleyan spirituality emphasizes means of grace that cultivate knowing God: silence, solitude, Sabbath. "Be still and know" invites us into transforming relationship. We cease activity not because God doesn't want our service but because He wants our hearts first. Stillness creates space for the Spirit's sanctifying work. Liddell's Sabbath stillness wasn't restriction but formation—knowing God who then empowered his running.

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Psalm 46:10

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