A deathly silence fell over Jerusalem on Wednesday of Holy Week. Nothing of Jesus’ actions is recorded for us in the Scriptures. It reminds me of the 400 years of silence represented by the blank pages in your Bible between the First and Second Testaments. For four centuries God withheld an update on the progress of His redemption plan. Then from obscurity the angel Gabriel appeared to a priest named Zechariah to announce the birth of the one who would "prepare the way for the Lord." His and Elizabeth’s response to the conception of John the Baptist is remarkable after 400 years without a single syllable breathed by God to His people.
With the birth of John the Baptist and ultimately Christ, God broke the silence. Now we have silence again. No one but Jesus knew His whereabouts or activities on Wednesday. Was He among friends? Was He alone praying? Maybe He was simply resting up for what would be the most difficult days a man would ever face? What do you think was happening on this day?
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