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Date Posted: 15:37:38 03/25/13 Mon
Ecclesiastes 3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
"Rend": To tear or tear asunder. Many times in the Bible people rent their clothes. It was a sign of deep despair or sorrow. The similar phrase today is to "tear ones hair out" assuming you are not like me and have hair. There is a definite time to mourn and deep despair may come your way when you see no hope in a matter that you consider essential to your health, well being or family. Sorrow comes our way. It is a part of life.
Conversely to sew would be to put together. Many has been the time a mother (I'm showing my age now) has sewn a pocket back on that was torn or sewed a patch on the hole in the britches. I assure you that I and my 3 brothers kept mom quite busy in this department. Everyone knows the meaning of sew but if we would take a little license and think of it in the terms of mending hurt feeling, or trying to patch up a relationship we can see how we might see the opposite of rending. Relationships are some times torn apart. Families are all too often torn apart. Maybe it's time to get that needle and thread of love and see if the damage can be repaired. Those in deep mourning can many times have that broken heart mended by the touch of love from a friend or loved one. When these times come we each should be ready and willing to repair if at all possible.
"A time to keep silence, and a time to speak" Job's three friends felt it was time to speak but Job would have been served better with silence from his friends. Many is the time we feel we must speak out and that may well be the case but sometimes we let our feelings interfere with good sense. Wise is the person who knows when to keep his or her mouth shut and say as little as possible. Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. This old saying might be appropriate to remember in doubtful situations. " It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt."
There is always a time to glorify God with our voice and if we fail then God will get His glory and honor from another: Luke 19:37-40 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Whether in praising God though words, through song or through witnessing to others we don't have to worry about God telling us to shut up. The world might do so but the world is going to pass away. Only those things that are pure and godly will remain.
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