Silent faith!
Verse for Today: Monday, April 22, 2013
Psalms 62:5 - My
soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him.
We sometimes find our
circumstances blocking us from all sides which make us shocked in fearful
silence. It makes us emotionally paralyzed and freezes our ability to respond. When
we are pushed from all corners, we are overwhelmed with tension and end up
motionless and speechless before God and man. But in such circumstances, even
our silence and sighs with a burdened heart convey our feelings of desperation
to God as unspoken prayers. There are times when our situations create utter
darkness on our pathways and it is seemingly impossible for us to go forward.
We may find that we are forsaken by all around us. Sometimes our flesh might be
tempted to express negative emotions out of disbelief, unbelief and
exasperation. Our fleshly mind might burst out words of curses in desperation which
would in no way please God. Our hearts might tremble with fear and anxiety
about the consequences of our situations. David, Daniel and Paul went through
such experiences when the enemies attacked them from all sides. But they
learned to be quiet before God rather than grumble and plunge into unbelief. Their
experiences teach us that in the quiet moments when our hearts are burdened, and
when we sit in silent meditation in God’s presence, our souls will find comfort
and strength. Our hearts will be ignited with the fire of hope from God to
strengthen us to believe that our God will send us deliverance. He is able to
do exceedingly well for us so that we will get out of the shackles of circumstances
created by the enemy. Our hope is not in our friends, physical strength,
wealth, linkages or past experience, for none of these will come to our rescue.
Today we are encouraged by God to go and sit in silence in His presence and
wait for Him to act on our behalf to deliver us from the rough patches of our
lives.
Dear friend, are you
a weary soul, pushed around by your circumstances? Is the enemy using your
situations and the people around you to intimidate you and challenge your
faith? Are you being unfairly treated by the world around you? Are you under
attack through false evidences and distortions? It is possible that we lose
hope in times like these. But the Psalmist gives us great encouragement that
there is hope and help for us. Our deliverance and help come from God alone.
Let us not take our burdens to the unsympathetic world around us. Our Lord is
with us to give us unflinching support and strength to keep going in all our
circumstances. He will send deliverance at the right time on the wings of
a dove. Until His release comes to us, He will give us the patience and
strength to hold on. We are admonished to keep silent and wait for the Lord's
time to come. When we wait for the Lord in silence, He will renew our strength
with His power. When we suffer deeply and drain all our spiritual energies in
the bitter experiences of life, it is not easy to keep quiet. Our Lord Jesus
Christ is the prime example for us in that He kept silent when treated
unfairly. When abused and slandered, He silently suffered it all. Our
silence might be misunderstood as weakness, but it is strength under control. One
of these days a new morning of renewal will come our way full of rays of
hope. Our Good Samaritan will come our way to lift us up, dress our wounds
with oil, give us a drink to soothe our patched throats and take us to His
presence for rest. It is then that the suffering and battered children of God
will sing praises for His deliverance.
Psalms 37:7 – Be still
before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
Thought for Today
The wind of hope comes to us on the wings of faith as we wait in
silence in God’s presence.
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