CHAPTER ONE
Ecclesiastes 3:7 KJV
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak
It is expected that a man as great as Jesus, His birth would create natural and unnatural phenomenons here on earth during that period. After all there have been so many prophecies about His coming, both by major or minor prophets But His coming was so silent, even His birth was one of the most humble one's ever known through out history. He was given birth to in a place ment for animals. Who would have thought the great messiah would be laid in a manger. No one knew the messiah they have been waiting for hundreds of years has finally come unto a choir of angels made it known to the wise men.
Then after fleeing from King Herod, we heard notting about him, no mention was made about His time as a child, with one exception which was when He was found at the temple studying. Besides that we knew Notting about Him, the world knew Notting about Him for thirty years. Christ. Himself had never referred to those thirty years. Why did he keep silent? Why not clue us in as to what He had been up to for those yes? He did this to teach us the nature of obedience.
obedience is more than what we understand it to be, it is not just doing everything God says, it is not about drawing the attention of others to what we are doing so the world we know we did it. He was also teaching us to be content with the father's approval. E was silent all this year's not only out of obedience but also because His father has not given Him the approval to act and He was content with the father's decision, He patiently waited.
THE SOCIETY TODAY
As believers today, is God's approval enough for you? even when men despise and hate you? What about in cases where men might write you off as not important, or a loser. Are you content with just what God sees you as?
Christ with all His anointing waited for thirty years for His Father's approval before He could act, He never Got carried away. We should also trust that the only approval that matters is what God says, do not let what man think about you affect you, cause man might write you off but if God says you are important to Him, then that is all you need. As his love is more than enough to sustain you.
CHRIST SILENCE IN RECEIVING SINNERS
Isaiah 57:11 KJV
And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
The woman who washed Christ feet, was a great sinner. To the point that even peter wondered why his master allowed her touch Him. Christ did not speak of her sins, He allowed her wash His feet and weep at His feet, there was no casting up of her old sins, no upbraiding. Without Him speaking a word she knew she was set free and has been accepted.
Does God not also do this to us?
The woman feared Jesus like the others would rebuke her, her heart might have been broken with pains. But the silence of Jesus drew her closer. His silence gave her a reason to believe that there was still hope to be accepted, His silence to her sin gave her peace beyond human understanding and she was content, she nolonger cared what others thought about her, all that matters is what Christ didn't say about her.
Whoever reading this article, that might be facing one difficulty or the other, be it in your job or marriage, whatever men must have said about you, they might feel you are a disappointment, they might have written you off, Notting good can ever come out from you. I want to let you know that God does not care about your flaws, your past mistakes, He is totally silent about them because He loves you unconditionally.
The question is are you content with His silence or what men says about you?
To be continued...
