Dear Young Christian:
I’m at Bible Truth Publishers, and, as I sit at the desk, there are two verses in plain view on the wall across from me.
“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).
“Have your mind on the things that are above” (Colossians 3:2, JND).
While the messages of these two wall plaques may seem somewhat disjointed, I suggest there is a connection, and at least they speak to me as having two very good exhortations.
First, we need to take time to “be still,” amidst the hectic pace of life and the din of the noisy society in which we find ourselves. Even in our service for the Lord, we need those quiet times in His company, listening to Him speak through His Word, the Bible, and speaking to Him in prayer.
This is really accomplished by following the exhortation of the second text, and the key is really in the previous verse. It is to have our thoughts focused on the Lord and to, “seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1).
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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