We are continuing to look at being silent before the Lord. Psalm 37:7 says: "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. The word "rest" in Hebrew means to be silent to." Are you surprised that the Bible has so much to say about just being silent before the Lord? How does this contradict our practice of prayer that involves our constant speaking. The best prayer can be silence. Now it certainly is not wrong to speak in prayer; the point is that it is not wrong and it is desirable to sometimes just be quiet in prayer. There is an old expression: "silence is golden." Yes; sometimes in prayer silence is golden. We need times of absolute silence before the Lord; to just wait and receive from Him whatever He desires to communicate to us.
The Treasury of David explains this verse as follows: "To hush the spirit, to be silent before the Lord, to wait in holy patience the time for clearing up the difficulties of Providence -- that is what every gracious heart should aim at. "Aaron held his peace:" "I opened not my mouth, because thou didst it." A silent tongue in many cases not only shows a wise head, but a holy heart." When things seem to be going wrong, when the mountains appear to be growing larger, a good approach is to go before the Lord and just be silent. He told us to speak to the mountain (Mark 11:22-24), but when we are before Him we can just be quiet. He will minister to us and our hearts will be encouraged in these times of silence.
Today, it is so important that you find times of quiet before the Lord. Go somewhere and get silent before Him. Wait on Him; He is faithful and will not let you down. As you are silent in prayer, your devotional life will take on new meaning and purpose.
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