"Silence" - Chapter 14

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"Experiencing The Depths of Jesus Christ" by Madame Jeanne Guyon

The point to which this venture has led us is a state of silence and continuous prayer.

Let us go back a little a take a closer look at this matter of silence. Why, for instance, is being silent before the Lord when you first come to Him so important? First of all it is because of your fallen nature is opposed to God’s nature. The two of you are not at all alike. Secondly, Jesus Christ is the Word, the speaking Word. He can be heard! But for the Word (Jesus Christ) to be received by you, your nature must be made to correspond to His nature.

Let me illustrate further.

Consider the act of hearing. Listening is a passive sense. If you ever want to hear anything, you must yield a passive ear.

Jesus Christ is the eternal Word. He and He alone, is the source of new life to you. For you to have new life, He must be communicated to you. He can speak. He can communicate. He can impart new life. And when He desires to speak to you, He demands the most intense attention to His voice.

Jesus Christ is the eternal Word. He and He alone, is the source of new life to you. For you to have new life, He must be communicated to you. He can speak. He can communicate. He can impart new life. And when He desires to speak to you, He demands the most intense attention to His voice.Now you can see why the Scripture so frequently urges you to listen, to be attentive to the voice of God.

Hearken unto Me, My people. And give ear unto Me, Oh My nation. (Isaiah 51:4

Hear Me, all you whom I carry in My bosom, and bear within My bowels (Isaiah 46:3)

Hearken, oh daughter, and consider and incline your ear; forget also your own people, and your father’s house; so shall the king greatly desire your beauty. (Psalm 45:10-11)

Here is how to acquire this habit of silence. First of all, forget yourself. That is lay aside all self-interest.

Secondly, listen attentively to God.

These two simple actions will gradually begin to produce in you a love of that beauty which is the Lord Jesus. This beauty is inwrought in you by Him.

One other thing. Try to find a quiet place. Outward silence develops inward silence; an outward silence improves inward silence as it begins to take root in your life.

It is impossible for you to really become inward, that is, to live in your inner most being where Christ lives without loving silence and retirement.

Hosea said it well:

I will lead her into solitude, And there I will speak to her heart (Hosea 2:14)

You are to be completely occupied, inwardly, with God. Of course, this is impossible if, at the same time, you are outwardly busied with a thousand trifles.

The Lord is at the center of your being; therefore, He must become the center of your being.

What are you going to do when you become drawn away from this God who is your center? No matter what it is that draws you away, whether weakness or lack of faith, you must immediately turn within once more.

Be ready to turn within, again and again, no matter how often you are drawn away. Be ready to repeat this turning just as often as distractions occur.

It is not enough to be turned inwardly to your Lord an hour or two each day. There is little value in being turned within to the Lord unless the end result is an anointing and a spirit of prayer which continues with you during the whole day.

Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ by Madame Jeanne Guyon
Other resources on praying scripture:
“Praying The Bible” The book of prayers by Wesley & Stacy Campbell...Please feel free to share this with a friend by sending them a link. Why not e-mail me with your comments.

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