One of the lessons I am learning is to be slower to open my mouth. Proverbs 13:3 cautions us to control our tongue for a longer life and James 1:19 urges us to be quick to listen and slow to speak. We are told that even fools can look wise by simply not talking (Proverbs 17:28).
So, I am trying to be less foolish than I already am by being slower to speak. But, as I thought about the wisdom of silence, I was drawn to the ultimate example - Jesus. When you read Isaiah 53:7 where this “Suffering Servant” refused to open his mouth or Matthew 27:13-14 where Jesus left Pilate completely perplexed by not answering a single charge, you cannot help but see Wisdom in all of its embodiment.
The next time you feel like you just HAVE to get in your two cents, you feel the urge to speak over somebody else, or you need to find someone with whom to air your grievances, consider wisdom in the flesh: Jesus, the Silent One, who accomplished more by not talking than the entire history of humanity’s clamoring.
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