WHY IS GOD SILENT?

MEMORISE: ‘And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.’ (Isa 30:21)
READ: 1 Kings 19: 11-12

It is good to hear God’s voice. Nothing compares to hearing directly from him. God’s voice can give you direction in different areas of your life. If you are at a crossroad, that is when you need to hear from God. ‘And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left’ (Isa 30:21).

Sometimes you do not hear God’s voice. God is simply silent. After his sin with Bathsheba, David stopped hearing God’s voice which he so cherished. So in Psalms 51:8, he asked to hear it gain. David had the gift of prophecy. He received amazing revelations about Jesus Christ and wrote about him in Psalms 22, 23 and 24. but after committing adultery, which is one of the gravest sins a man can commit, he could not hear God’s voice.

Why is God silent? Why does he not speak at times when you want him to? Firstly, he may b quiet because there is nothing to say. God doesn’t waste his breath. Psalm 62:11 says, ‘God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth to God.’ If you are a child of God, your words should be few. Isaiah 30: 15 says there is strength in quietness. Controlling your tongue is one of the most important tests for your relationship with God. If you can avoid offending with your mouth, then you are perfect (Jas 3:2).

Secondly, God could have spoken, but you could have mistaken it for something else. In Matthew 3: 17, some people mistakenly thought God’s voice was thunder. Sometimes we do not hear when God speaks, because we expect it to be in a dramatic way. In 1 Kings 19: 11-12 Elijah expected to hear God in the mighty wind or in the earthquake, but in the end God spoke in a still, small voice. You may be too busy to hear him or just not listening. Sometimes he is not speaking, because he is preparing to laugh (Ps 2: 1-5). But God could also be silent because your obedience is incomplete. Sin alienates you from God and prevents you from hearing his voice.

Have you been missing God’s voice in your life? Ask to hear him clearly today, so that he does not reject you. Check your life right away and make amends.

ACTION POINT
List 10 reasons why you may not be hearing God’s voice
List five ways to tune in to him. Apply them now.