"Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near." - Zephaniah 1:7
A friend of mine, the late Orville Scribner, always said that a talk was incomplete without some humor. So, here's to you, Orville! How about a humorous question?
Have you ever done something that you wish you hadn't?
Ha! That's hilarious!
Well, then, specifically, have you ever said something that you wish you hadn't?
Yeaaaa, funny guy!
Ok, have you ever laughed at something and you suddenly wished you hadn't?
Uuuuusually, that's not funny. Oops.
My brother and I sure weren't laughing, if I remember it correctly, when our granddad said he wanted to teach us to Pow-Wow, i.e. faith heal.
And we laughed. Oops.
He swore then to never teach us, and, true to his word, he never did.
We should've stayed silent, but because we didn't, we missed out on a blessing.
That's why we'd do well to heed God's word in today's verse, ""Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near." (Zephaniah 1:7)
When God calls us to be silent, it's not quite that he wants to teach us to faith heal, but it is because he wants to heal us in faith and pour out countless blessings.
Namely, when God calls us to be silent, a study of scripture shows us that the silent get a divine promise, a divine touch, a divine cleansing, a divine healing, a divine rebuilding of our lives, a divine shield.
On the other hand, when God calls us to be silent, a study of scripture shows us that those who speak, maybe even laugh, when they should be listening get, well, trouble.
And lots of it!
God might still pour out the blessing, but when you're busy talking or laughing, when you were asked to be silent, it's pretty hard to hear what the master has to say.
Maybe that's why our Pap wouldn't teach us to Pow-Wow. Yep, it's pretty hard to hear what the master has to say, when you're making all that racket, chatter, and laughing.
Sooooooo, "Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near." - Zephaniah 1:7
Blessings and power await!
Praise God!
Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson
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