Rush Runs
“If I go out to the field, Then behold, those slain with the sword! And if I enter the city, Then behold, those sick from famine! Yes, both prophet and priest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”” Jeremiah 14:18 NKJV http://bible.com/114/jer.14.18.nkjv There appears too much emphasis on speaking opportunities in life and ministry that little or no emphasis is mostly accorded to silence opportunities. In spite of the fact that the scriptures encouraged swiftness to hear than to speak, many motivational speakers understand the unfortunate futility in the virtue of silence. Unlike Jeremiah, motivational priests and prophets in the days of prophet Jeremiah prefer the craving of the people’s attention by mining the minds of the people. Unfortunately, no one can specialize in searching the heart of fellow men without misfiring; yielding to the temptation of replacing heavenly inspiration with earthly intelligence. Whereas, silence is always a virtue, especially when there is n...