August

Year Four

SACRED SILENCE

8-1
Expressing yourself: spreading germs
Expressing your self is like coughing and sneezing your virus germs onto those around you.

• James 1:26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless

8-2
Expressing yourself makes others sick
The freedom of self-expression always makes others sick.

• James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

8-3
Expressing yourself: a sewer pipe
If a sewer pipe is leaking sewage everyone wants it to be repaired right away.

• James 3:8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.

8-4
Expressing yourself: leaking sewage
To be silent is to stop the expressing or spilling out of sewage of sinful flesh.

• James 3:8but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,^c these things ought not to be so. 11Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 12Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.

8-5
Expressing yourself: germs of . . .
To be silent is to stop the spread of deadly germs of discontent, anger, unforgiveness, and fear.

• Proverbs 17:27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
• Matthew 15:11 It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”

8-6
Silence Honors
To be silent is to honor and stand in awe of the Holy God of Power and Might.

• Psalm 37:7 Be silent in the LORD’s presence and wait patiently for him. Don’t be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.

8-7
Silence is a Shield
To be silent is to remove most of the bullets demons use to steal, kill and destroy.

• Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
• Proverbs 26:20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

8-8
True Silence Speaks Louder
True silence speaks louder than all words because it comes from Truth deep within your spirit.

• Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

8-9
True Silence Spreads Peace
True silence spreads peace, calmness and faith.

• Proverbs 17:27  Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

8-10
True Silence is Serenity
True silence is serenity.

• Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
• Psalm 62:1 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
  

8-11
True Silence comes from Love
True silence comes from feeding on true Love. When you feed on My Love you do not need to gratify your self through expression or talking. Your spirit will have all it needs.

• Psalm 62:5 For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
• Psalm 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
  

8-12
True Silence is everlasting
True silence is everlasting. Expressions from the flesh are like bombs that burst. They are a temporary explosion that causes great damage.

• James 1:19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

8-13
Words are not benign
There is no such thing as benign expression. Your words are filled with darkness or Light.

• Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!

8-14
Words are shields
To withhold speech that is not in obedience to My will is to hold back the army of the evil one.

• James 5:20 Let him know, that he which converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

8-16
True silence speaks only the Words I give
Yes, you can do this. Begin by using your desire to choose Me and My ways.

• 2 Corinthians 10:5  We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ

8-17
True silence is sacred
When someone witnesses a traumatic event of pain or an unthinkable act of perfect Love they are left speechless. Words seem out of place or are useless. Every day, put the picture of My Son, in intense suffering, as every demon and Satan himself threw every sin and all the pain that ever existed and ever will exist onto Him. As you watch the horror His suffering and realize the depth of His Love for you let the shock of it bring you into a Holy and Sacred Silence.

• Mark 15:33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Sonⁱ of God!”

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My Presence instills silent awe
Every day, place yourself before My great throne which is above all. See My great Light. Feel the power of True Love that created Heaven and Earth. See the purity of cleanness and Truth. Experience the fire of My Presence. Feel the earthquakes of My powerful will. Be in such shock and awe before Me that words fail you. All speech is gone. Retain that Sacred Silence all day.

• Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

8-19
Speech is My gift to you
I created speech. I made your language. I determined to give you the freedom to use it as you wish. Now look into your heart. How have you been using your gift from Me?

• Ephesians 4:29 No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.

8-20
Follow Me into Sacred Silence
My True followers follow Me into Sacred Silence. They speak only as I give them utterance. They listen to Me first. They either repeat what I show them or they remain silent while I work by speaking to those around them.

• Ecclesiastes 9:17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.

8-21
Sacred Silence is worship
Silence that is based in obedience and worship is Sacred and Holy. It is Sacred Silence.

• John 4:24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

8-22
Sacred Silence separates
Sacred Silence is a separator. It separates you from the world around you.

• Mark 4:39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

8-23
Sacred Silence protects
Sacred Silence is a protective shield around you.

• Luke 23:8-10 8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. 9 Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him.

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Sacred Silence is a womb
Sacred Silence is a womb in which you will be nourished by remaining connected to Me.

• Song of Solomon 2:10 My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away.

8-25
Sacred Silence is peaceful
Sacred Silence is a place of serenity.

• Habakkuk 2:20 But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him.

8-26
Sacred silence is a shield
Sacred Silence is a shield of faith that protects you and keeps you out of the way so I can work.

• Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few.

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Sacred Silence produces patience
Sacred Silence builds patience and endurance within your spirit.

• Isaiah 30:15 For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.

8-28
Sacred Silences sets you apart
Sacred Silence sets you apart. Others will know Me through your Sacred Silence.

• Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

8-29
Sacred silence leads to intimacy
Sacred Silence preserves My deep intimacy with you.

• Isaiah 45:3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.

8-30
Sacred silence is enveloping
Come into the deep water of Sacred Silence with Me. I want to immerse you into My Love.

• Ephesians 3:17 . . . .And I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 (you). may have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of His love, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
• Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? . . .  For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

8-31
Take the vow of Sacred Silence with Me
I will teach you how to end idle talk. I will help you break the habit or bondage of speaking from your flesh.  I Love you. Enter into My Presence through Sacred Silence.

• Ecclesiastes 3:7-8 a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;  a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace.