Daily devotion – Easter and the Silence of the Lamb of God!
Isaiah 53:7
“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth…”
There is something deeply searching—almost unsettling—about the silence of Jesus.
We live in a world that demands a response. When falsely accused, we defend ourselves. When misunderstood, we explain. When wronged, we speak up. Yet here in Isaiah’s prophecy, fulfilled in the life of Christ, we see something altogether different: the deliberate silence of the Son of God.
Before Caiaphas, He held His peace.
Before Pontius Pilate, He answered not a word.
Before Herod Antipas, though pressed with many questions, He remained silent.
This was not weakness. This was not defeat.
This was perfect submission.
Like a servant who yields completely to the will of the master, Jesus—our Lord, our King—chose the path of silence. He could have spoken and silenced every false witness. He could have called down heaven’s defence. But instead, He fulfilled the will of His Father, walking steadily toward the Cross.
His silence was not empty—it was full of purpose.
His silence was not passive—it was active obedience.
His silence was not resignation—it was redemptive love.
And this is where the searching begins for us.
How quickly do we speak when we are wronged?
How often do we insist on being heard, understood, justified?
How rarely do we entrust ourselves fully to God, as Jesus did?
The silence of Christ calls us to examine our own hearts.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, after declaring His identity and protecting His disciples, He surrendered Himself to those who came to arrest Him. From that moment on, He was led—willingly, knowingly—like a Lamb to the slaughter. Every step, every insult, every blow was embraced in obedience to the Father and love for us.
This is what makes Easter so profoundly personal.
It is not merely that Jesus died.
It is how He went to His death—
in humility, in submission, in silence.
A silence that speaks louder than any words ever could.
Isaiah 53: 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
As we draw near to this Easter season, take time—unhurried, alone with God—to read these passages again. Sit with them. Let them search you. Ask the Lord to reveal where your heart resists surrender, where your voice rises in self-defence instead of resting in His will.
And as you do, you will find that His silence was for you.
To save you.
To redeem you.
To bring you near.
May this Easter 2026 not simply be remembered—but deeply experienced, as you come to know our wonderful Saviour more intimately, the Lamb who was silent… and yet spoke eternal life into our souls.