A lot of people claim God does not speak to people today. Others sit on the fence and say that God does speak, but not to them.
“Be careful that you do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Your ancestors didn’t escape when they refused to listen to God, who warned them on earth. We certainly won’t escape if we turn away from God, who warns us from heaven” (Hebrews 12:25 God’s Word©).
Well, God says God speaks.
Consider all the ways God spoke and it got recorded in the Bible. Dreams, heavenly messengers, prophets, miraculous events (like a burning bush), as a voice from the skies, as a whisper, on stone tablets, night voice (Speak, Lord, your servant listens), out of the mouths of babies, a talking jackass, visions, prayer and in conversation (Abraham’s discussion about saving Sodom). And let’s not forget the whole Bible speaks God’s words in a written form.
So, God speaks. Most often people don’t hear because they don’t listen. They don’t read the Bible. With music and TV and texting their mind never goes quiet.
So if you think God does not speak, remember that God does not go silent; it is you who needs to go silent.
4 responses to “Listen”
nopew
June 4th, 2014 at 07:06
Exactly, a relationship flows in more than one direction.
Peace
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GraceandTruth
June 4th, 2014 at 00:20
Well said. And God wants to speak to us! He desires those who will listen to HIm, not just talk at Him.
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nopew
May 31st, 2014 at 08:38
Heaven and all the trees proclaim it. Urbanites can get detached from the natural world, but God is never silent or hidden. Yes, you know well how powerful the silence is in a forest, or watching flowers with their insects and birds…
Peace
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Wendy Macdonald
May 30th, 2014 at 14:27
I like the reminder that we need to go silent in order to hear. Creation speaks of our Creator continually. We are without excuse.
Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
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