Thursday, October 12, 2006 @ 8:25 PM
Title: Why is God Silent?
Author: Warren Wiersbe
Read Psalm 109:1-13
What do you do when heaven is silent? What do you do when you cry out to
God and there is no answer, or at least you can't hear it? This happened to
David. He kept crying out to God, "Do not keep silent, O God of my praise!"
(v. 1). David was being attacked by the wicked--a frequent occurrence in
his life. You must remember that when he prayed these prayers of judgment
(v. 13), he was not seeking personal revenge. No, he was praying as God's
king over Israel. David wanted to see the wicked judged because they were
attacking the people of God, the ones from whom God's Word and His Son
would come.
Why is God silent at times? It may be because we aren't listening or we
don't want to listen. Evangelist Billy Sunday used to say that a sinner
can't find God for the same reason a criminal can't find a policeman--he's
not looking. Sin makes us turn a deaf ear to God. When Adam and Eve heard
the voice of God in the Garden of Eden, they ran and hid. Children often do
that when they disobey.
Sometimes God is silent because we aren't ready for the message. He wants
to talk to us about something, but we aren't ready. We have to go through
refining trials to make us ready to listen.
to be continued...