Silence!

The book of Hebrews begins this way,

"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;"

This verse clearly is teaching that God has spoken in the past to our fathers by the prophets and to us by His Son. As the Old Testament people were to hear and obey the words of God's prophets, we today are to hear and obey the words of God's Son! God has revealed Himself and His will in His Son.

What we almost miss here is that between God speaking through the prophets and God speaking again through His Son, there were 400 years of silence. Four centuries where God said nothing, revealed nothing, and commanded nothing--nothing but silence.

Have you ever earnestly prayed for some need to only be met with silence. You expect God to answer any moment but each day only brings more silence. Each night you go to bed with hope that God will speak tomorrow but then tomorrow only offers more silence. Silence is discouraging. Silence is depressing. Silence is demanding.

But learn from this passage that while God chose to be silent for 400 years between His prophets and His Son, he did speak again. He had not forgotten nor forsaken His people. The silence did not mean that God would not speak. His silence did not negate his speaking again through His Son.

Today's silence does not mean tomorrow's silence. This week's silence does not mean next week's silence. This month's silence does not mean next month will be silent. Be faithful, be patient, be obedient....he will speak to your heart. His silence is not final. He will speak to you again. And how glorious it will be when he does.