The Silent Witness
There is a heavy saying out there: “May you never find yourself in a spot where God is your only witness.”
At first, it sounds a bit off—maybe even a little irreverent. But if you sit with it, you start to feel the actual weight of those words. It isn’t about questioning whether God sees everything. It is about that raw, terrifying vulnerability of standing completely alone. It’s that moment where you’re stripped of any human proof and people are questioning your integrity while your truth gets brushed aside.
Think about someone who is falsely accused but has no evidence to clear their name. Or the victim of abuse whose pain happened behind a closed door where no one else was watching. Maybe even the honest person who got burned on a handshake deal. In these lonely spaces, the person knows exactly what happened—but they can’t prove a thing.
Scripture actually hits on this kind of gut-wrenching anguish. Psalm 35 says something like: “Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me about things I don’t even know. They pay me back evil for good, leaving my soul totally forlorn.” David knew exactly what it felt like to cry out when no earthly witness would bother to stand up for him.
And this old proverb also acts as a challenge for the rest of us. We aren’t really supposed to be islands. Sure, God sees every single thing, but He often expects us to be the eyes and ears and hands that bring the justice people are looking for.
So maybe don’t put someone in a position where they have to appeal to a silent witness. Try to be the human witness they actually need right now. Proverbs 31 says to speak up for people who can’t speak for themselves and to look out for the rights of the destitute.
God is the ultimate witness, I guess. But sometimes He is just waiting for us to fill the gap and actually say something.
Thanks for reading. Shabbat Shalom! I pray you have a wonderful and restful week.
E.A. Randolph-Koranteng
A Servant of Christ.
