God's silence

Isaiah 18:4 (New International Version)

This is what the LORD says to me:

"I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place"

There are times when God chooses to remain quiet says author Mrs.Charles.E.Cowman. This does not mean that the Lord is passive about the complaints and situation of His people, but has a definite purpose to accomplish. We see that even in the story of the Exodus. The people of Israel suffered at the hands of Pharoah for almost close to 400 years. When we read that passage a question arises in the heart of the reader why did the Lord not intervene for so long years?

Exodus 2:23-25 (New International Version)

23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. 25 So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.

The Word of God says that 'God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them'. Rev.Selwyn Hughes says that "this doesn't mean that God did not notice them before or were less concerned about them." This passage signifies that it was the time God chose to intervene. God had a plan and purpose for His chosen people. And in appropriate time He delivered them at the hand of Moses.

In the same way, God sometimes chooses to remain silent to accomplish His purposes and plan in our lives.We should never mistake that as passivity or lack of concern.His plan and purposes for us is always perfect.