Devotional Tuesday: Silent Trust
Cries to God are never faulty, but silence is a sign of trust
3 Minute Read | From my devotional reading this morning:
All spiritual people have called out to God… I often find that God is the one we know for certain we are in over our heads.
Many of us call out to God with our needs and desires. Many of us cry out in desperation. While we should never fear or be ashamed of our cry to God, we should be mindful of what causes our cry. Do we cry out in fear, or in a moment of pure and utter desperation and reliance on God? Should we cry out in fear or uncertainty, we have room for greater trust and dependence on God.
Whereas one who has little confidence may need to cry out loud to God, the Psalmist’s confident trust in God is seen in the silence of patience. When we trust in God, we can wait for him with patience, knowing he is God and will work all things out for our good. Our trust in God can become silent when it is tested, yet it remains strong. It comes when God alone is our security and salvation. He alone is the solid rock from where we can know the foundation will stand firm regardless of the storm we face. When our lives are built on this solid foundation, we can trust that what God has built, what he is building, and what he has promised to build will not be shaken.
Psalm 62:1 (ESV)
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
Imagine the liberating power that comes from trusting in such a sure foundation that frees us from even speaking out a cry to God. We know our words—better our prayers—have power. They impact our lives in an irreplaceable way. Yet, imagine the power that comes from a silent faith. One so unshaken that words are not needed. I leave you with some scriptures that connect to this theme.
Oh that we would come to God quickly, offering him all things—sometimes silently.
Isaiah 40
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint. 1
Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Romans 8:28 (ESV)
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Matthew 8:5-13 ESV
5 When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.