Word for the day “The silence of God”
Job (NLT) 23: 8 I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. 9 I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. 10 “But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.
Beloved leaders,
I write today’s message with prayers and in faith that someone will continue to trust God even when at times God is seemingly silent. I know for certain just as I have experienced, there are many people today struggle with knowing God’s voice and presence. In fact, many people wonder in silence and concern as to whether or not God is hearing their heart cries. I’m not fully clear on why Jesus thought God to be silent upon the cross, I believe that even in God’s silence there is purpose and power (Matthew 27:46). We may not always understand what God is doing in the moment. However, we need to have just enough faith to believe that God will provide for those of us who are in need, and bring support for those who need it in the purpose, plan, and power of God’s timing.
This is the cornerstone of today’s message, trusting God when we are unable to detect his voice and presence (Job 23:8-9). We read the great leader Job pleading his cause and search for God. But we also see Job say in verse “10 But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold”.
There have been more times than I care to admit in my life where I felt God was silent but later realized that “the apparent silence” was actually God doing an amazing work within me, I just couldn’t recognize it. When we are unable to hear the frequency of God’s voice and experience God as being silent isn’t always the reality. We must trust with our whole heart that God knows what He is doing when it comes to taking care of us and all that concerns us.
Whether you have marital problems, living single challenges, relationship problems, financial crisis or even health issues, trust that God is always present, even amidst what you believe as His silence or absence. God is still there. God is still taking care of you and me, because He is God, even when we are unable to hear the frequency of His voice and see the majesty of His presence.
Quote Helen Keller: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart”
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