Solitude &
Silence (often overlooked in our busy & noisy day and age)
Matthew 14:23 After he had
dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening
came, he was there alone,
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
John 6:15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.
Isaiah 30:15 This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
Mark 1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
John 6:15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.
Isaiah 30:15 This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
“Here he spent
precious hours alone, praying aloud, singing praise to the Lord, quoting
Scriptures of promise and challenge that flooded his mind—now wrestling in
urgent prayer, now pacing the hillside
in silence.” -Biography of Dawson
Trotman, founder of the Navigators
“Our age has been
sadly deficient in what may be termed spiritual greatness. At the root of this is the modern disease of
shallowness. We are all too impatient to
meditate on the faith we profess… It is
not the busy skimming over religious books or the careless hastening through
religious duties which makes for a strong Christian faith. Rather, it is unhurried meditation on gospel
truths and the exposing of our minds to these truths that yield the fruit of
sanctified character.” - Maurice
Roberts
In contemporary
society our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry, and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in “muchness” and
“manyness,” he will rest satisfied.” -Richard
Foster
Prayer:
Luke 11:1One day Jesus was
praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him,
"Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
“Prayer, secret,
fervent, believing prayer—lies at the root of all personal godliness” -William Carey
“The great fault
of the children of God is, they do not continue in prayer; they do not go on praying; they do not persevere. If they desire anything for God’s glory, they
should pray until they get it. Oh, how
good, and kind, and gracious, and condescending is the One with Whom we have to
do! He has given me, unworthy as I am,
immeasurably above all I had asked or thought!” -George Muller
Journaling:
Psalm 77:11-12 I will remember the
deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will
meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.
Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in
their living. “This attitude finds it
way into the church. We have liberty, we
have money, we live in comparative luxury.
As a result, discipline practically has disappeared. What would a violin solo sound like if the
strings on the musician’s instrument were all hanging loose, not stretched
tight, not “disciplined”? -AW Tozer
“The practice of
keeping a diary would promote vigilance.
The lives of many are spent at a sort of hazard… Now a diary would have
a tendency to raise the standard to such persons by exciting vigilance.” -Josiah
Pratt
Study &
Meditation:
2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to
present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be
ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
Psalm 19:11 By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalm 19:11 By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
“Plenty of people
who are under the Word, are not in it.” - Howard Hendricks
Next Time a Little more of this.
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