God of Silence

Why, God? 

It's the question we most want to ask. Why? 

Why is my life so hard? Why do good people suffer? Why do bad people seem to get ahead? Why is there darkness and death and destruction? Why haven't You stepped in already? Why don't You make things right? 

Why haven't You healed me yet? 

Whenever I am tempted to start asking these questions, I think about Jesus in front of the leading priests and Pilate. They were hurling accusations at Him, teasing Him, taunting Him, begging Him to speak...

...and He said nothing (Mark 15:5).

He said nothing because He could see the bigger picture. He could see the bigger plan. He knew what was coming and that there would be a moment when He wouldn't have to defend Himself; the whole world would be able to see. 

Jesus stood in front of the courts and He saw the tomb. He saw the stone rolled away and the victory that was coming. 

He couldn't have explained that to them if He tried. They wouldn't have understood it. Their minds had no framework to process it. Even after it happened, they didn't really get it, but Jesus could have said a thousand words and done a million marvels and given a thousand signs, and it wouldn't have mattered. 

Nothing would have spoken as loud as that tomb. 

And that's what I'm reminded of when I want answers in my own life. That's what I think about when I'm begging God to speak, to defend Himself, to say something. 

I'm reminded that He doesn't have to say anything. Because He knows what's coming, and it will speak for itself. Because a thousand words and a million marvels and a thousand signs will never convince me more of His incredible goodness than one small little act of love. 

So if God's not speaking to you right now, if He's not answering your questions, if He's not telling you why, just know...He might not have to. The day might be coming - indeed, it might be here - when the answer is so obvious, in love, that you'll find that's all you need. 

No other answer will ever be as poignant as a single stone rolled away. 

From a tomb or from your life.