Text: 1 Samuel 28:3-6; 15-19
Memory Verse: “To you I will cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be silent to me, lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit” (Psalm 28:1).
Do you experience seasons when God seems silent; a deeply unsettling silence signifying a distance or disconnect between you and God? That was King Saul’s experience. When God is silent, it will feel as though heaven itself is closed. David, knowing the danger of such silence, expressed this fear in Psalm 83:1, where he cried out, “Keep not silent, O God; hold not your peace, and be not still, O God.”
God is always ready to communicate with His people. He says, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). Is God silent in your life?
God’s silence may be a response to your actions and a sign that something is wrong in your spiritual life. Saul experienced God’s silence after his disobedience and unrepentance, which eventually led to his downfall (1Samuel 28). Abraham experienced God’s silence for 13 years after his relationship with Hagar. When God returned, His words to him were, “walk before Me and be blameless” (Genesis 16-17:1).
It is crucial for you to examine yourself when you feel distant from God. When God is silent, it is not because He is deaf or cannot hear (Isaiah 59:1). You must ask yourself why He might be silent. If you have erred, pray and seek His forgiveness quickly to get back into fellowship with Him. It is your responsibility to seek the reason for God’s silence.
Prayer Points:
1. Lord, please forgive my disobedience.
2. Lord, may I not misbehave in defiance to You.