Learning to be still in a quiet room

Psalm 62:1-8

“For God alone, my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.  He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.  How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.  They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.  He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.  On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.  Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah"

After reading these eight verses of this Psalm, two thoughts came into my thinker: a quote from Blaise Pascal, “I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.”  As that thought came into my mind, I also recalled a sermon about noise being the greatest enemy of having a close walk with God.  How we in the West do not like quietness, we get in the car and turn on the radio, and we fill our home with noise, like cell phones and T.V.  But that was not the model David used, and as a boy watching his dad’s sheep, he had learned to be still and wait on God to speak.

As I looked up the quote I read one more I needed to recall and share; “Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” (Blaise Pascal)  As a people who are commanded to pray for our leaders in 1 Timothy 2:1-2, “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”  I’ve set that as my goal to lift up those in high office that believe they control the affairs of the people of The USA.  My dad was a reader and student of history, and he often said, mankind does not learn from history, for if they did, history would not be repeated.

I’m only 77 years of age and not an authority on any subject, but I’m learning how to sit quietly in a room and wait, I said learning, I’m just a beginner, but with the Lord’s help, I’m improving.   And this I know, no person has become President of the United States of America on their own ability; no God has allowed them to hold that office. 

I’ve also observed that as this nation chases after the little gods of this world, stuff becomes more important than people, people value animals that have no soul, over people who do!  As we have lost a heart for God, we have not trained our children in what is righteous and holy, or even what a price has been paid to give them the freedoms and liberties they take for granted, and are so willing to give up, because they have no understanding of what they never earned.

So, Mr. President, I’m praying for you, I believe you were born for such a time as this. Also, I think that your enemies are also my enemies, and the millions of American people who like me do not answer polls, but we vote. We also do not put trust in the media, or the people who in both parties desire to destroy, you, your family, and anyone who stands for good.  So my prayer is that God arranges this uneducated man who loves Jesus and tries to follow Him to reach you so that you read Psalm 62:1-8.  I believe it will be a blessing to your life.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice