God is Silent

You will read over and over again in the Old Testament about the long periods of time when God was silent. People just did not hear from God. When I read the Bible about such times I wrestle with our present day relationship with God. It seems that every church seems to have heard from the Lord and they are out and about doing the Lord's work. My only conclusion about what is happening is that if we are truly hearing from God then the overall results would have to be better. If you are one of those folks that do not really know what God is saying in the midst of all this religious activity then I would say that your position is unique and that you are onto something.

I know that as a father when I am silent around my children that I am often deeply disturbed about something to the point that my communication is rendered useless because I know that my children are not listening when I speak. They are too busy doing their own thing and acknowledging me may be an impediment to them. That is very frightening to me when I think about our Heavenly Father because without His voice and guidance the world is on a collision course with disaster.

My gut feeling is that God is silent right now because when God truly speaks then humility and reverence becomes a part of us because we find that we are no match before an awesome God when He speaks. I've read a number of books. There are a lot of wonderful incites and excellent observations about the condition of the modern day church but I still feel that it hasn't happened yet. Maybe God really has to use the foolish things and the base things to confound the wisdom of men. God's word may land on an unsuspecting soul whose heart is pliable in His hands. That's my hunch. I don't think that He is going to speak through the institutionalized church. They aren't truly interested in what He has to say because they are too busy being who they are. Yes, we do take ourselves seriously. I have done it myself.