I'm sure you've heard the term, but what does it mean. It is one of those pieces of Christian Jargon that it is assumed everyone understands the moment it is spoken. But what is it and is it sufficient?
The idea behind that of the quiet time is of setting apart time out from the business of the world and every day to study listen to God by studying what he has said in the Bible and by praying to him. My worry with the term is that it seems a little passive. In Psalm 1 the Psalmist says the righteous, those blessed with relationship with God by grace, delight in and meditate on God's law. That means they treasure it, they explore it, they mine it for the truths it contains and then think those truths through and apply it to their daily living. That is in no way passive!
It also takes longer than 5 mins. It is not hurried. What we value in our society is not measured by the money we lavish on something but the time we devote to it. We are, or so we are told, money rich but time poor. The irony is that we are being told that when we are possibly the most leisured generation ever! It's just that we cram our time with leisure activities, the TV or other entertainments.
What I treasure will be shown by how much time I give to it. Will I treasure God's words to me?
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