One of them, a yellow worksheet, was titled "Quiet Quest for God: How to listen to God during your Devoted Time with Him each day".
The first section on that worksheet is titled, "BE STILL before Him" and describes what stillness looks like:
"To be still, we need to be undisturbed, calm and silent with our minds captivated by the thought of the Living God speaking, and wait for Him to speak."
I came across a devotional yesterday in the book "Streams in the Desert" by L. B. Cowman that spoke on the concept of stillness before God in this way:
(from January 30th)
"I will be like the dew to Israel" (Hosea 14:5)
"The dew is a source of freshness. It is nature's provision for renewing the face of the earth. It falls at night, and without it vegetation would die. It is this great renewal value of the dew that is so often recognized in the Scriptures and used as a symbol of spiritual refreshment...
...Quietness and stillness bring the dew. At night when the leaves and grass are still, the plants' pores are open to receive the refreshing and invigorating bath. And spiritual dew comes from quietly lingering in the Master's presence. Get still before Him, for haste will prevent you from receiving the dew. Wait before God until you feel saturated with His presence. Then move on to your next duty with the awareness of the freshness and energy of Christ." Dr. Pardington
What an awesome reminder in our hurried lives that we should plan time to do nothing but BE STILL before our Living God.
No comments:
Post a Comment