When God Is Silent

Sunday August 23, 2020

The future King David writes this Psalm while he is travelling in the desert of Judea and sleeping and hiding in caves from King Saul who is trying to kill him. The land is dry, and David and his men must search to find water to drink. They are also weary from being hunted like animals by their adversary. David has an intimate relationship with God, but now he says he is searching so hard to find Him.

God, you are my God. I am searching so hard to find you. Body and soul, I thirst for you in this dry and weary land without water. Yes, I have seen you in your Temple. I have seen your strength and glory. Your faithful love is better than life, so my lips praise your name, I lift my hands in prayer. When I sit down to satisfy my hunger, my joyful lips hunger to praise you! I remember you while lying on my bed. I think about you in the middle of the night. That is because you are the one who helps me. It makes me happy to be under your protection! (Psalm 63:1-7 ERV)

When we came into recovery at first and experienced God’s goodness, life seemed peaceful, and we had great expectations of a trouble-free future. Now we are finding that the going is tough, and God seems far away from us. When God is silent, He is not deaf or dumb. He still hears and answers our prayers. However, God’s overall plan may be to strengthen us in the Power of His Spirit, so that we learn to persevere through future trials that may come our way.

David declares God’s faithful love is better than life and chooses to praise Him. However, David’s immediate situation does not appear to be getting better. Eventually it did get better, but David had to persevere through many trials which helped develop both his rock-solid faith in the Lord, and his own character. We are ever under God’s protection and, as we strengthen ourselves in the Lord, we will have victory over the trials that come our way.

But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. (1 Samuel 30:6b NKJV)

Prayer: Loving God, Help me to persevere through the trials of life knowing that You are always with me, even when life seems like I am living in a dry and weary land. Thank you for Your protection and for filling me with strength to face everything that comes my way. Amen

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