Psalms 4:4. Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Tremble and sin not. Unhappily, there are many that sin and tremble not. They reverse the text. A trembling saint is often all the more saint because he trembles. Tremble and sin not. If there is not a mixture of prayer with our hope and our confidence, it is like meat without salt in it. It is apt to grow corrupt in prosperous sunny weather. Oh! for the fear of God in our hearts! Stand in awe, and sin not. Commune with your own heart. A man ought to be the best of company to himself. It is one reason why we should be well acquainted with the Word of God - that if ever we are left alone, we may be good companions to ourselves. "Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still." Hush that babel. Let God speak. Get to your bed, away from the noise of the streets and the roll of the traffic. "Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still." Some men cannot bear stillness. The quiet of their own hearts disturbs them. There must be something very rotten in the state of the man’s life who loves not some seasons of solitude. Some of us are less alone when we are alone, and most at home even when others count themselves abroad. "Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still."
Psalms 4:4. Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Tremble and sin not. Unhappily, there are many that sin and tremble not. They reverse the text. A trembling saint is often all the more saint because he trembles. Tremble and sin not. If there is not a mixture of prayer with our hope and our confidence, it is like meat without salt in it. It is apt to grow corrupt in prosperous sunny weather. Oh! for the fear of God in our hearts! Stand in awe, and sin not. Commune with your own heart. A man ought to be the best of company to himself. It is one reason why we should be well acquainted with the Word of God - that if ever we are left alone, we may be good companions to ourselves. "Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still." Hush that babel. Let God speak. Get to your bed, away from the noise of the streets and the roll of the traffic. "Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still." Some men cannot bear stillness. The quiet of their own hearts disturbs them. There must be something very rotten in the state of the man’s life who loves not some seasons of solitude. Some of us are less alone when we are alone, and most at home even when others count themselves abroad. "Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still."