Have you ever experienced times in your life where you felt like God was silent? Hard to hear? Difficult to access? I hear people say they need clarity, direction, guidance for God’s will, as if the issue is whether God is willing to speak. I’ve seen people assume the silence they perceive is because they’re unworthy & as a result God has cut off access! Let me break the suspense. Left to ourselves, none of us are ever worthy of Access to God, of hearing from God. Sometimes the issue isn’t whether God is willing to speak, but if we have forgotten how (or chosen not) to listen. There are stories in scripture where God’s silence is terrifying. And moments where God’s nearness is sheer grace. Today we see how God refuses to guide one man but gives explicit direction to another. What’s going on? Have you ever wondered how to interpret God’s silence?... Or for that matter wondered why God answers others but not you? This story sits in that tension. One king can no longer hear from God, another is hunted, betrayed, yet still somehow guided step by step by God’s word. It’s a story about access to God. Who has it? Who doesn’t? The questions are crucial! Because of Jesus, here is the reality. God is NEVER silent with His people. We ALWAYS have access to God. That’s why today’s story in our series on the Life of David is critical for many of you here who think God has gone silent in your life.
