Blesseed Quietness
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10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
There is something about being still that sometimes takes effort and work
I don’t know how many times I told the jr boys last week to be still and go to sleep.
But we as God’s people are given similar commands from God.
“Stand still” (Ex. 14:13), “Sit still” (Ruth 3:18), and “Be still” (Ps. 46:10)
Warren W. Wiersbe
In many ways “still” means quiet or quietness
Quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” The word for quietness in Hebrew signifies repose. And repose means “calm, relaxed, free from all anxiety; to be still, to lie down with support underneath, to lounge.”
David Wilkerson
I awoke the other day (May 23, 2023) with the melody and words of Manie P. Ferguson's hymn "Blessed Quietness" in my mind on and my heart. Especially verse two:
Like the rain that falls from heaven,
Like the sunlight from the sky,
So the Holy Ghost is given,
Coming on us from on High
Even on the stormy sea's there can be a blessed quietness - an assurance in our soul
Chaotic life - busyness, hustle and bustle - we tend to think we need to stop the rush - when in reality we need to cultivate the quiet
Spending time with God - allowing the Holy Ghost to fall on us like the rain to descend upon us like the majestic sunbeams that pierce the sky with their warmth and radiance
It's being bathed in this Light and Rain that we receive in the midst of the hustle and bustle the turmoil and chaos the "Blessed Quietness, Holy Quietness, what assurance in my soul
God’s I AM is perfectly adequate for man’s “I am not.” “Be still, and know that I am God” (Ps. 46:10). Your life is only as big as your faith, and your faith is only as big as your God. If you spend all your time looking at yourself, you will get discouraged; but if you look to God by faith, you will be encouraged. - Warren Wiersbe
We Christians must simplify our lives or lose untold treasures on earth and in eternity. Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional life all but impossible. The need for solitude and quietness was never greater than it is today.
A. W. Tozer
Lord, teach me to listen. The times are noisy and my ears are weary with the thousand raucous sounds which continuously assault them. Give me the spirit of the boy Samuel when he said to Thee, “Speak, for thy servant heareth.” Let me hear Thee speaking in my heart. Let me get used to the sound of Thy voice, that its tones may be familiar when the sounds of earth die away and the only sound will be the music of Thy speaking voice. Amen.
1 Samuel 3:18; Psalm 1:1–3; Psalm 6:6; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 119:147–148
The Pursuit of God, 78.
A. W. Tozer
