Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
Amos 5:13
Jesus could speak for hours when He was in the presence of friends but when He was in the presence of His enemies he was silent. You must learn to hold your peace when you stand in the presence of your accusers. Let them say what they can, but entrust yourself to God.
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
And Pilate asked him again, saying, ANSWEREST THOU NOTHING? Behold how many things they witness against thee. But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.
Mark 15:3-5
9.Silence will help you not to sin with your mouth.
Developing the art of being quiet and silent will help you to avoid falling into many sins. It is easy to criticize! It is easy to be treacherous! It is easy to murmur! It is easy to grumble! Sin is present when there is a lot of talking. Developing the art of keeping quiet will increase your level of holiness and sinlessness.
When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10:19 (SB)
10. Hide and flourish by doing your unseen assignments.
Serpents grow longer, bigger and more powerful as they hide in the undergrowth. By the time you see a snake it may have lived near you for several years. How did it get to that size?
In the ministry the unseen work is prayer. There is plenty of unseen work for a priest. Notice the many unseen jobs that Eleazar the priest had to do.
And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
Numbers 4:16
A modern pastor must be a master of the unseen and hidden jobs of ministry. The work of prayer! The work of intercession! The work of waiting on the Lord! The work of meeting leaders! The work with small groups! Most of these activities are hidden. But they are the most potent and fruitful activities of a minister. One day someone asked me, ‘Where did you get all these pastors from?’ When did they join your church? He did not know about the many private meetings I have held, talking with young people and encouraging them to work for the Lord. It is this unseen aspect of the ministry that yields great fruit.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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