IS GOD SILENT?
Memorise: Behold, the Lord’s hand is not
shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.
Isaiah 59:1-3
Bible in one year: Acts 18:18-20:16,
Song of Solomon 5:2-9
Some seventeen years ago, I preached a message
titled: “When God Is Silent”. I said that when people think God is silent, He
is actually speaking but they are not listening. God also seems to be silent
when people don’t want to accept what He has to say. God seems to be silent
when people have made up their minds on their minds on the kind of response
they expect to get from Him without which they would not listen to Him. God is
silent when a covenant with Him has been broken as it was with King Saul. Saul
wanted to hear from an agent with familiar spirits and also from God. God goes
silent when He sees that He is not the only counsellor or source of guidance
you have. If you have played to know God’s mind on certain issues and it seems
God is silent, turn a searchlight to yourself. When you desire stands between
you and God, it may appear God is silent. His apparent silence is actually
speaking to you that there is something you have to give up. When God is
silent, there may be an idols in your heart as started in Ezekiel 14:3:
“Son
of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling
block of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by
them?”
When God is silent, sin may have created
a barrier between you and Him according to our Bible reading of today. When God
is silent, your request may be borne out of a wrong motive (James 4:3). We need
to bring down the glory of God for our prayers to be answered. The descent of
God’s glory brings deliverance because of the Lord of the glory is strong and
mighty in battle, the Lord of hosts in His name. when I was a lecturer at the University of Lagos , there was a student who urinated
in the examination hall. The invigilator was embarrassed and decided to rush
the boy to the campus clinic, but the boy objected and asked for his pastor to
be sent for. My office phone rang and the caller briefed me on what had
happened. Quickly, I got to the place and commanded the demon oppressing him
lose his hold on him in Jesus’ Name. God answered immediately and he was set free.
He went to change his clothes, returned to the examination hall and finished
before everybody else. The shortest way of calling God’s attention when it
seems He is silent is through intense praise. God dwells in the praises of His
people. God’s glory announces His person and presence; it is a revelation of
His power and awesomeness. No enemy can stand His glory. Call on Him today,
listen to what He has to say and praise Him intensely.
Action Point
Think over what God has spoken to you
about and see whether you have ignored some. If you have, make restitution and
you will hear Him clearly for a sense of direction.
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