ENTERING SILENTLY

Today's reading: Ecclesiastes 5-6

"As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut! Don't be a fool who doesn't realize that mindless offerings to God are evil." Ecclesiastes 5:1 NLT

What would happen this Lord's Day if you and I chose to walk into our houses of worship silently? Saying nothing. No talking. No conversations. No small talk.

For some of us, folks would think we were mad at the world.

For others of us, people would be very, very concerned.

For even others of us, our brothers and sisters in Christ would assume aliens had taken over our bodies.

But what if we chose to walk in this week listening for God?

Ears wide open?

Hearts even more widely open?

-To hear His words in a different tone.

-To hear His convictions deep down in the part of our hearts that move us to change.

-To hear the hearts of others struggling with their loads.

-To hear instruction straight from God as to what we need to do, or stop doing.

-To be able to pray in the Spirit and not aloud as to impress the crowd.

What might it be like to offer our worship silently? To give Him our full attention instead of our words commanding the attention of others?

Keeping our ears open and our mouths shut--what a challenging thought!