Stand, be still.

Psalm 4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Flippancy is a sin rarely preached against.

We must never forget that ALL will stand in AWE of God. When believers stand, it will be AWEsome. When unbelievers stand, it will be AWful!

Additionally, the seat of one's affections are found in the heart, not the head. The self-communion of searching the heart is what the Psalmist means when he says: "commune with your own heart."

The importance of the time-frame of this self-communion must be noted. It is first found in the textual contrast between Psalms 3 and Psalms 4.

Psalm 3 is a morning psalm. It used phraseology such as:

• I awaked
• The lifter up of mine head
• Arise

Psalm 4, however, is an evening Psalm. It uses the phrase:

• upon your bed.

The cross-reference is found in Ephesians 4:26 ...let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Both of these verses bring out the time of reflection that can be found in the silence of the night, when we're withdrawn from the world.

Psalm 4:4 ends with: and be still! Selah.

The Psalms are musical, and the word Selah, denotes is a musical pause. This goes hand in hand with the pause and reflection found during the evening time.

Job 33 is also a great verse that speaks of the effects of silence in the night.

Job 33:14-17 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

Remember, although it's important to stand in awe of God, it's equally important to be still before God. Both truths must be realized.