We come to the middle of our Lord’s last week on earth and
we scratch our heads in amazement at the fact that Scripture does not record
the events of this day. After all the things that Jesus taught or accomplished
in the past few days, the silence of Wednesday seems to ring very loudly in our
hearts. It is clear that Jesus was resting. Perhaps He spent the day by
Himself. Maybe He spent it with His beloved disciples. Was the day spent in
prayer? Was Jesus happy on this day, or did He spend the day in tearful agony?
There are so many possibilities for what could have happened
on this day, but God saw fit not to record it. It was Jesus’ true final quiet
day.
And what a lesson we can learn from this! When we know that
we are about to undertake a major change in our life, we should follow in the
footsteps of our Lord. We should take the time to focus on the Lord. We should
take the time to be silent. If it was necessary for Christ to have a final
quiet day, how much more should we seek solitude and prayer when we are faced
with difficulties and change? Seeking God in silence is one of the most
powerful things we can do for our relationship with Him.
I invite you to seek solitude sometime today, just as Jesus
did. God is always in the silence waiting to comfort, strengthen and guide you.
Read and be encouraged in the silence of today…
“My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8
“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8
"For His unfailing love toward those who love Him is as
great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as
far from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to His
children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him. For He knows how weak
we are; He remembers we are only dust." Psalm 103:11-14
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ
Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by
the flesh, could not do.” Romans 8:1-2
As you read God’s Word on this day of silence, may you hear
a joyful sound coming from your heart. A sound of the hopeful promise of God’s
great things to come…
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