Two days before our Independence Day celebration, and I cannot help but thank God for the quiet of our little town. What we cannot always find in a day is the very place we are to meet God in prayer. Jesus told us to go into our room and shut the door when we pray. For a time, we are to shut out the world and its needs, get quiet and get with God. Certainly the Lord is capable of shouting over the din of the world, but much better for us is that quiet meeting with the Lord: a Christian hangout in a world of noise and confusion.
Watch your cat or dog during the fireworks. We feel that same fear whether we realize it or not. The mind may not know, but the body is reacting to the sharp and sudden noises. Some of us react more and some less, but those firework things are not natural for us and do not contribute to our peace. On the other hand, getting alone with God in prayer very much contributes to peace, and we need a lot of that in this world of conflict.
The fireworks at Independence Day may bring it to mind, but each day all the year long we get noise in the form of news reports of war and rumors of war, earthquakes in diverse places, and the suffering of so many in this world. Too much of that cannot be good for us. There is however no such thing as too much prayer with our Lord. We can do it at work and at play, but we are to do it alone with God in a quiet place. Prayer may well be the last thing we are able to do in this life, but what a privilege and power it is! Talking with God, how did one such as me ever deserve that?
Have a great weekend (in case you get an early start today) as you go forth in Christ!
Bucky
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