When God Is Silent
Why God may be silent about events in your life and around the world
The silence of God
Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. (Ecclesiastes 8:11, NKJV)
It is quite common for men to assume that all is well if they do something wrong and there isn’t an immediate consequence. This then sets off a chain reaction in which people continually do evil. We see it every day and everywhere — people keep doing what is wrong and because there seemingly is no consequence, more people engage in more horrible things, and on and on it goes! Such is the result of the silence of God!
In Exodus 32:1–6, when Aaron made the golden calf, it is interesting that before, during, and shortly after its making, God said nothing! An observer would have concluded that the Israelites’ worship of the golden calf was acceptable to God! Such a conclusion would seem justifiable since God neither stopped them nor showed His displeasure even when they proclaimed:
These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. (Exodus 32:4, KJV)
Reading further, however, brings us to a different conclusion:
The Lord told…
