Silence can best be described as a total absence of noise.
Most people shun silence. Some people have to have continual noise in their
lives; such as TV, radio, music or the sounds of a big city. It’s almost as
though they are frightened of silence.
Why is this so?
When there is complete silence, a man begins to think of who
he is, and what he is. Since there are no noisy distractions his thoughts will
become pre-eminent.
When we keep silence in our souls; that’s when God can speak
to us. God speaks to us in the silence.
1 Kings 19:11, 12 reveal an incident in the life of
the prophet Elijah.
(11) “Then He said, ‘Go
out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ And behold the Lord passed by,
and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in
pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an
earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; (12) and after the
earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still
small voice.”
1 Kings 19:3, “...What
are you doing here, Elijah?”
Elijah was in the wrong place, utterly discouraged, and
thinking that he was the only one faithful to the Lord. The Lord soon set him
straight and told him that He had 7,000 faithful men in Israel; then He sent
Elijah off on a mission to Syria.
The important thing to note here is that the Lord’s voice
was not in the wind, or earthquake, or fire but in the quietness after these
events.
Psalm 46:10, “Be
still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nation, I will be
exalted in the earth!”
Habakkuk 2:20, “...the
Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”
Isaiah 32:17, “The
work of righteousness will be peace and the effect of righteousness, quietness
and assurance forever.”
Many of us lead busy lives, but are all these activities
from the Lord? How much of it is our own doing? I often hear people say they
don’t have enough hours in the day to get everything done. We all have 24 hours
in each day!
If your days are so full of activity you feel you can’t keep
up the demanding self imposed regime; it’s time for you to re-prioritise your
life. You need to de-clutter your life.
Stop and think! You have chosen your current lifestyle. You
can choose to change it, if it needs change.
Proverbs 3:5, 6, “(5)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
(6) in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
Isaiah 30:15, “...In
quietness and confidence shall be your strength...”
The Lord knows what is needful in each of our lives. Is it
time in your life to “be still and know
that I am God”?
Jon Peasey
[All Scriptures quoted are from the New King James version]
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