Most of us know the sense of depression that weighs on us when we feel as though our words with God are met with silence. Maturity tells us that He says much through the silence. Perhaps it is to wait or a sign for us to draw nearer, to drape ourselves in holiness and creep closer to hear the whispered responses. The silence of the Lord can also be a result of something that we have allowed to interfere with the conversation. It might be something that is tarnishing our holiness, something that displeases the Father who will wait until we have purged it.
David issues a plea seeking an end to the silence in Psalm 28. Should God continue in His quiet ways, all hope would be lost.
To you I call, O Lord my Rock;
do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit. (v1)
When His voice is again heard in the wind or in our hearts, we rejoice. God has heard our cries. This shouldn’t strike us as odd since He has known of and planned for our need for a Savior since the creation. The first Easter was no random event. It was a debt that God demanded of Himself in love. Are we squandering the price He paid?
Grace and peace to you.
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