Magnificent Prayer #307
Magnificent Prayer #307
See thou tell no man.
Matthew 8:4 KJV
When I was a young Christian, I had many seasons of communing with God which cannot be described in words. Not infrequently those seasons would end in an impression on my mind like this: See that thou tell no man. I did not understand at the time. Several times I paid no attention to this injunction, but tried to tell my Christian brethren what communications the Lord had made to me, or rather, what seasons of communion I had with Him.
But I soon found it would not do to tell my brethren what was passing between the Lord and my soul. They could not understand it. They would look surprised, and sometimes, I thought, incredulous. I soon learned to keep quiet in regard to those divine manifestations, and say but little about them.
CHARLES G. FINNEY
Pray About It: Time alone with God is very personal. It should never be paraded in front of others for any reason. Sometimes we share with others as God leads, but for the most part, our secret sessions with God are too personal to reveal to others. The injunction from God to us is, “Tell no man.”
You cannot tell in public—even to them that fear God—all that God has done for your soul.
ALEXANDER WHYTE
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