The Quiet

Psalm 23 cont’d:

…he leads me beside quiet waters…

I like hearing the roar of a waterfall, the splashing of kids in a lake, and even the waves crashing against the shore in the ocean.  All of those sounds indicate movement, life, and excitement. 

However, sometimes our Shepherd says, “Come over here where the waters are quiet,” and he leads us beside them.  For what?

When the waterfalls are roaring, the kids are splashing, and the waves are crashing, we cannot hear subtle sounds in the air.  A bird’s chirp is lost in the noise, the buzzing of a bee nearby is not detected in the chatter, and a voice crying for help is completely missed when ocean waves drown out our hearing.

There is a time for the excitement and stirring of the water.

And there is a time for stopping beside the quiet waters…and listening.

What do you hear?  The beauty and wonder of his creation?  A warning nearby?  A cry for help?

Open your ears and listen when the waters are quiet.  Be still and know that He is God.  

Then obey and respond to what you hear.