What do you do when heaven is silent? What do you do when you cry out to God and there is no answer, or at least you can’t hear it? This happened to David. He kept crying out to God, “Do not keep silent, O God of my praise” (v.1).

Why is God silent at times? It may be because we aren’t listening or we don’t want to listen. Evangelist Billy Sunday used to say that a sinner can’t find God for the same reason a criminal can’t find a policeman—he’s not looking. Sin makes us turn a deaf ear to God. Sometimes God is silent because we aren’t ready for the message. He wants to talk to us about something, but we aren’t ready. We have to go through refining trials to make us ready to listen. God is sometimes silent because He knows we aren’t willing to obey. He always ready to show us His will. Jesus said in John 7:17, “If anyone wants to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine.” Obedient people always hear the voice of God. Lastly, sometime God is silent that He might test us—to teach us the importance of silence, the importance of waiting on Him,. Waiting helps remind us of God’s sovereignty.

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The silence of God is one of the difficult test of faith. What should you do when God is silent? Remember His faithfulness and past blessings. Live today on what He has already told you. Trust Him and wait. You will hear the voice of God again.