TOO MUCH NOISE

 

TOO MUCH NOISE By Frank Mceleny And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 1 Kings 6:7 The silence spoke of reverence. The temple was set apart for the presence of God, and even its construction was free from the clamor of tools. Everything was prepared beforehand, so that the place where God would dwell remained undisturbed, fitting for a house of worship. In the same way, we should ready ourselves before we come together as a people. As our hearts cry out for His presence, there ought to be a holy hush among us. With heads bowed low and trembling hands lifted to heaven, there should scarcely be a whisper as the Lord visits His people, perhaps only the quiet sob of a heart pierced to its very depths. Brothers and sisters, there is a deep longing in many hearts for a return to reverence. There is indeed a time and a season for loud and joyful worship, but I would suggest that we are not in that season. We have a desperate need for His manifest presence. What is life without the presence of the Lord? What is the state of our collective heart without the true and unmistakable awareness that God has come down among us? Yes, the living waters flow through His people. Yet when was the last time your heart was flooded to overflowing by the God who cannot be contained? Our world is drowning in noise. The clamor is relentless. There must be a sanctuary that is reverently quiet. It begins within each of us individually, but it must also be expressed collectively. Only then can we truly hear the still… small… voice of the Lord. He will not compete with the noise of the world, nor with the manufactured noise within our churches. Used with permission of Frank Mceleny on Facebook CLICK HERE