I’m doing Jesus the One and Only Bible Study by Beth Moore right now. Just listening to the intro video had me hooked. I love how Beth describes the silence of God between the Old and New Testaments and how it served a purpose in creating a hunger in the people.

Imagine – you feel God has been silent. However, behind the scenes, he’s setting the stage up for something great. He sends an angel to Zechariah, then to Mary and Joseph. God speaks again. To the average person, God is still silent, but to these few select people they knew that God was up to something – something great! Then, the climax comes – the birth of Jesus! God was announcing to the world that He was indeed here. God is back. Actually, He was never gone. He was always there, doing something. The people of the day just didn’t know.

How does this relate to my life? When I feel like God is silent and not answering my prayers about certain situations, I know that God is still working. He may be working to create a spiritual hunger in the other person so that they will eventually have the strong desire to “know” God like never before. God is always at work. He has a plan that will eventually unfold before my eyes. That’s exciting!