Praise the Lord that He always thunders His voice to us so that we can here Him over every distraction! His voice is so loud that I have to carry extra ear plugs to pass out to all the people within a mile of me whenever he and I are "hanging out". If it wasn't for His unique clarity, I wouldn't know what choices to make, how to behave, or where to go if it wasn't for the crystal-clear, booming voice of God...
Did you ever hear the voice of God? I mean, did you ever have a voice boom out at you and speak truth to you in such a way that you knew it was none other than the Almighty? I guess if your name is Moses and you lived in the Old Testament times, this was quite normal. But what about today?
A few years ago, my wife and I were at Disney World in Florida with our Student Ministries Pastor and his family. We had been in the Magic Kingdom for about 15 minutes when suddenly, out of nowhere came a booming male voice that said,
"Attention Children of all ages, the Magic Kingdom is proud to announce that the parade will begin in five minutes."
None of us were expecting this voice. I'm pretty sure that all of almost jumped out of our skin when this voice came from wherever it came from (I didn't see any speakers), and assaulted us. I'm sure that some of it was due to the fact that were a bit road-wearyh having just completed the 16 hour journey by car. But, one funny thing that I do remember doing was turning to Pastor Peter and saying something to the effect of, "This must be how Moses felt."
He replied with a witty, "I know, I was getting ready to take off my shoes and lay down face first on the ground!"
It's a shame that God doesn't speak in the Old Testament style as He did to Moses. I know it would make my life a whole lot easier because I could simply do as I'm told and follow like a sheep should. But then again, I humbly admire the fact that God loves us so much that he is willing to risk it all with us, and allow us to accept or reject Him. But it all starts with hearing Him. Or better yet, learning how He likes to speak to us.
I've heard people say that God speaks to them through everything from movies to songs on the radio. I even heard a man at Promise Keepers tell an incredible account of how God uses birds (yes I said "Birds") to speak to him. I personally hear God in my heart through daily life and the "STUFF" that it entails. Actually, that's the reason I started this blog because I realized that God was speaking to me in the mundane, daily life stuff, and I was afraid I would miss it if I didn't collect my thoughts and write them down on this weblog. But the funny thing is, when He shows me what it is He wants me to learn, He whispers it. Not like an audible whisper, just a quiet little assurance in my heart that this is from Him, and is intended for me to take and use.
So, always remember that God is speaking all the time, in hopes that we will listen. Our problem is that we are looking for a verbalized speech instead of a quietness. I guess that's why they call it a whisper because it is so quiet. But to be able to hear God, we've got to draw close to Him in everything we do. Just like we cannot hear another person whisper to us from across the room, we cannot hear God if we put distance between ourselves and Him. I guess that's why God used this picture of whispering in someones ear to remind me of how important our spatial relationship to God really is...
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