Walter L. Wilson
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H a v e y o u e v e r thought what a won derful blessing it is to be able to keep still? The idea comes from words about Jesus in Mark 15:5, “But Jesus yet answered nothing.” I’ve been in homes where folks are fussing at each other all the time. The husband says something and the wife contradicts him. “It wasn’t blue at all. It was there and I saw it, it was pink.” The gift of being able to keep still is wonderful. My father-in-law used to say, “Walter, the man who can talk in 7 languages can’t be compared to the man who can keep still in one.” In Mark 15, Jesus was standing be fore Pilate, but he answered him not. “He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." He could have said plenty. He could have said just one thing that would have brought death to his enemies, but He came to save, not to punish. In soul winning I have found it such a blessing just to let the per son talk and talk. I found this so in my practice of medicine, too. I re member a woman who came to my office and she told me all about herself and her troubles, what kind of symp toms she had and what the remedy was. When she got through with that long harangue, I got up and said, “Thank you, I’m so glad you came, Mrs. Martin to tell me all of this won derful news. If you ever need me, let me know.” “Aren’t you going to do anything for me?”, she retorted. I said, “You don’t need me. You diag nosed your own case. You told me what the treatment was and how you took the treatment. You’ve got it all fixed up. You don’t need me.” Then she saw how foolish she was. What she thought about herself wasn’t true at all. In the matter of answering for our selves, however, it’s a good thinjg not to talk too much about what we be lieve and what we don’t believe. I
mean, be a good listener, no matter what the person says. Let them go on talking because if you break in on a person when he’s talking to you, he won’t listen to you. He is thinking about p i c k i ng up the conversation where he left off and when you quit talking, he starts right in where he left off. “Jesus yet answered nothing.” It’s not necessary to label every thing, beloved. The sun doesn’t need a sign on it to tell you it gives light and heat. The apple tree doesn’t need to wear a label to tell you it’s good for food. Sugar doesn’t need a descrip tion to announce that it’s sweet. The life of Jesus and the words that He spoke were quite sufficient to prove His deity. Christ wasted no time on His critics. Some of our prominent speakers are the same way. They are called all kinds of names and are blasphemed and harangued, and they answer nothing. It does wonders for you, if you know how to keep still. Christ wasted no time defending Him self when issues were so plain. He gave abundant proof of His divine origin. He left the matter for their decision. If you can learn just to keep Hr. Jamas Hill, new director of the Biala Music Department, is pictured here with his wife at the recent freshmen reception. Hr. Hill will be re ceiving his doctorate this year. He also directs the newly formed Biola Brass Ensemble.
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