Have you ever prayed to God, asking Him to speak to you and be loud about? Maybe you said, “God give me a sign!” Asaph said the same thing. He wanted God to speak and to speak loudly, not only for himself, but for the people everywhere in the world to witness. Read what he writes in Psalm 83. God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! (Psalm 83:1) The reason Asaph wanted God to speak loudly was simple: he wanted to know that his God was not going to fail him in the face of everything that is being said and done against the God he worships. I mean, when we think about it, isn’t that the reason why we want God to speak loudly? So that we can be reassured of what God is doing and how God is doing and why God is doing what He is doing? The silence kills us. It makes us look foolish and it makes us feel impotent. Of course, you are aware that God’s silence does not mean that God is not present with His people. The interesting thing is that despite the number of times you threaten God to speak from His silence, deep down inside, you know you don’t want God to speak at all. You just want everybody else to know that God is speaking and therefore He is with you, but you can’t get that from the silence you hear so loudly. Here’s the point: Gods speaking is his acting; for with him saying and doing are the same thing and that’s what you want to witness.If you’re tired of God’s silence, you need to ask God, just like Asaph, “do not keep silent.” Ask God in prayer, because it’s been a while since you’ve prayed to God to speak loudly in your life. Go and pray it. God’s silence may be the motivation you need to speak to Him in prayer and ask Him to break that quiet.
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