Our devotional thought comes from Psalm 28:1.
“To You, O LORD, I call; be not silent to me. If You remain silent, I will be like those who descend to the Pit.”
There are moments in life when heaven feels like a closed door. You pray, and nothing stirs. You plead, and the skies remain still. David felt it too. He cried out to God, not in casual conversation, but in desperation. “Be not silent to me,” he pleads. He wasn’t just longing for comfort—he was longing for proof that he hadn’t been abandoned.
But here’s the truth David clung to: silence is not the same as absence. Just because God is quiet doesn’t mean He’s gone. Like a parent watching a child take their first steps, sometimes God steps back—not out of neglect, but out of trust. He’s still present. Still watching and still loving.
Faith that only sings when the sun is shining hasn’t learned to dance in the dark. But David’s faith teaches us this: we can keep calling, keep believing, even when the only reply is silence. That kind of faith is precious. It’s the faith that trusts God’s heart when we can’t trace His hand.
So if today feels quiet, don’t despair. The God who seemed silent in the tomb was already preparing resurrection.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.