DAILY READINGS: 1 Samuel 13:1-23; Isaiah 52:1-12; 2 Cor. 12:14-13:14
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. Revelation 8:1
It has been suggested that during this silence God is listening to the prayers of all the saints which are ascending before Him with the smoke of the incense. Our God not only speaks, He listens. How amazing! Someone who truly listens to us; to how we feel; to what we are saying, though often so imperfectly; to our groans—such a One is a rare find. Jeremiah agrees, and says, “Call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you” (29:12). Today let’s come before Him with thanksgiving, while ensuring that every idle word is also acceptable to Him who is listening. —M. MacMullen
Though high, yet He accepts the praise, His people offer here,
The faintest, feeblest lay they raise, will reach the Saviour’s ear. —T. Kelly