Why is God silent ? This is a question that every believer will ask at one time or another. and when it comes what is the answer? There may be many scenarios for the answer to this question, but for the Christian there is only one solution: turn to your heavenly Father and ask good questions about the darkness that you are facing, and he will respond to you as He is your Heavenly Father. You may rest assured that nothing will be allowed to come into your life without His knowledge, and it will be for your good. {see Romans 8: 28} When we do face difficulties usually the first response we have to a problem is to ask: why me and how long will this last?
A reading of Psalm 13 gives little Indication of the personal problem that is referenced by the author, and this is to our advantage. Remember the principle of Bible: study: every scripture has a primary application and perhaps a number of practical applications. As we look at Psalm 13 we are interested in the practical application for us today.
The first thing we notice in verse one Is that the author directs his request to the one capable of helping him out of his darkness: he turns to God. Thus, the first thing we learn in this Psalm is that though we have many resources for help in many areas of life, there are those times when only our Heavenly Father can give us the right direction. When you have a problem to whom do you go for council?
You will notice in verses one and two that he revealed his impatience with God when he uses the expression ” how long” 4 different times.
The first question: “how long will you forget me” in verse one requires an answer:
" But Zion said' The Lord hath forsaken me, and my lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea they may forget yet I will not forget thee. Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." {Isaiah 49: 14- 16}
And the answer to that question is very simple: your Heavenly Father has not and will never forget you!
As believers who face many of these questions in our lives we must do as the psalmist did when he said...." I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me." {Psalm 13:5,6}
In conclusion then, regardless of circumstance we must trust, rejoice and sing! And this is precisely what the author did here.