Can You Be Quiet?

         

Can you be quiet…be silent…be still? As a little kid I was known for being noisy. When I was about six or seven and playing after school at my grandparents’ home with an equally boisterous friend, I remember overhearing my paternal Granddad complaining to my Grandma, “They’re so loud—too noisy—can’t they go outside?” We were “drumming” in the hallway. Too raucous! When I was in high school, I distinctly remember deciding to be quiet—no more noisy kid. That was a good choice for me. But even as a grownup, My Aunt Mercedes remembered my noisy reputation and gave me a counted cross-stitch with the message… “Make a joyful noise.”

Jesus was silent before His accusers—His enemies. He was headed for the cross…and nothing He could say would change that. It was part of God’s plan for Him to be crucified—to be the sacrifice for all mankind. Now, like Jesus, we should be quiet as we wait for our salvation—for the return of Jesus. He is our hope and our Savior.

The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD. Lamentations 3:25-26

Do you depend on the LORD? As you wait for Easter and His resurrection, consider what He has done for you for eternity.

 

Be silent before the LORD, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling. Zechariah 2:13

 

Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Well, aren't you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?" But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to him, "I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." Matthew 26:62-63

 

Prayer – Lord, I humbly bow before You in silence. Give me courage and determination to remain silent…like You did.

 

Meditate. Silently focus on listen to what He is saying.

Verse of Salvation ~ Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1

 

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