Category: Devotionals

  • A Joy Heard in Heaven and Earth

    “So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.” (2 Chronicles 30:26)…


  • A King Who Gives Great Gifts

    “For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand…


  • When Seven Days Are Not Enough

    “And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.” (2 Chronicles 30:23) There is something breathtaking in this moment. Revival…


  • Joy That Cannot Be Contained

    “And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD…


  • The Healing Hand of God

    “And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.” (2 Chronicles 30:20) This verse stands like a quiet banner over the entire chapter—a declaration that God Himself stepped into…


  • The Joy of Cleansed Worship

    “For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written.…


  • The Danger of Order Without Nearness

    “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD… howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.” (2…


  • The Goodness That Endures Continually

    “Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.” (Psalm 52:1) The psalm opens with a question that exposes the emptiness of human pride.…


  • The Gate That Stood Unbroken

    “And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate…” (Nehemiah 8:1) There is a quiet glory in the way Scripture…


  • Hearing With Understanding

    “…and all that could hear with understanding…” (Nehemiah 8:2) There is a holy wonder in this phrase — a people gathered not merely to hear words, but to receive light.…


The Silence Before the Voice

There are moments in Scripture when all human sound is stilled, and the soul stands in the quiet before God. Job 4:16 describes such a moment: a silence not of emptiness, but of awe — the threshold where the creature is hushed and the Word draws near.
This site takes its name from that holy stillness: And then there was silence.The purpose of this place is simple: to lift the Word of God without distraction, without embellishment, and without the noise of self. Each devotional is written to bring the heart into that same posture of quiet reverence, where Scripture is allowed to speak with its own weight and Christ is seen in His own glory.
Here, the writer is hidden. The voice is not mine. The aim is not expression, but submission; not commentary, but clarity; not noise, but nearness. Silence is not the absence of sound — it is the clearing away of every lesser voice so that the Word may be heard.
If the Lord is pleased to use these meditations to still the heart, to draw the reader into the hush before His voice, and to turn the gaze toward Christ, then the purpose of this work is fulfilled.
And then there was silence — and the Word was lifted high.

Job 4:16 “It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,”