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 ~ Quiet Can Be Good—Jesus Our Example ~

Principle  ~  “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven  …  A time to keep silence, and a time to speak” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b). 

Jesus At Birth  ~  When Jesus Christ was born there was no fanfare, blaring trumpets to announce the King’s arrival!  Even today if we look carefully we can see that many times the most effective leaders are quiet—rather than the boisterous leader which our society sometimes portrays as the leader type.  Instead of great fanfare He was visited by a few humble shepherds from nearby fields.  Interestingly enough the Jews were anticipating and watching for their Messiah—but when He came they did not recognize Him.

Jesus Living Among Us  ~  During His earthly ministry Jesus never sought to bring attention to Himself.  By word-of-mouth crowds followed Him as they heard about His teachings and the miracles He performed. 

Jesus At Death  ~  “The place in the Scripture which he read was this: ‘He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He opened not His mouth.  In His humiliation His justice was taken away, and who will declare His generation?  For His life is taken from the earth.’  So the eunuch answered Philip and said, ‘I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?’  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him” (Acts 8:32-35). 

Summary  ~  Sometimes it is best to be silent.

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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