Speechless

Ever been in a position where you had no real words to say? Like at the death bed of a close friend’s loved one, or in an egregious heartbreak? I mean, just flat out, you couldn’t even form the words in your head to even utter them? I have weeks where I’m just speechless with nothing to say and all I do is speak for a living. Honestly, I’ve had Sundays where I got up to preach, but nothing wants to come out of mouth. Its not because of a lack of preparation either, its just a lack of words to be said. But I want to ask you: have you ever thought or prayed to God to give you the Holy Spirit to speak in situations like that? Perhaps the prayers and thoughts to God is what leaves you speechless and so you can’t even ask. And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” (Luke 12:11, 12 ESV) Jesus is speaking here to his disciples (all of us) about being brave to acknowledge God in front of people. While the scenario I drew earlier may not exactly be an apologetic defense for God against some type of threatening opposition; it actually is a statement about the hope and faith you have in God in light of what seems to be a void in the power of God at that moment. When we are caught speechless because our situations and circumstances loudly scream against the existence of a loving and all-powerful God, we need to stand up and unapologetically dictate the reason for our faith. There is no reason for us to be left speechless. Jesus promises us that the Holy Spirit himself will teach us the words that we didn’t even know we had within us. Let’s pray for the words to put up a defense of our faith today.