God Spoke to me!
Isn’t it great when God speaks. In the past year I have been asking questions and trying to listen real hard. I tell God if He would just speak I would do whatever it is He wants me to do! It seems like sometimes that is the way I try to listen. And people ask “Did God tell you anything?” and I say, “Not Yet”, I am still listening.
Well I have been reading Between Two Worlds by John Stott for one of my classes and God spoke to me! Not in the way I wanted or expected but He spoke and I have come to the realization that the reason I seek Him for my specific answer is because I believe that He is a living God and He desires to disclose himself. God is light and in Him there is no Darkness. Meaning He does not hide himself from people who want to know Him. God’s heart is to reveal himself that is why He gave us His word.
Here are some of the verses that John Stott points out that really hit me -
Gal 4:30 “But what does the Scripture say?” - wait a minute it’s just a book, it doesn’t actually speak to us does it?
Hebrews 3:7-8 “So, as the Holy Spirit says:”Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert”
C’mon is it really possible that I am going to hear God’s voice today? The writer was quoting Psalm 95, seems the same message from the old testament was speaking in the new testament. Saying “LISTEN UP! GOD STILL SPEAKS!” The part we need to be careful of is the part where we harden our heart.
Ok That was in the Bible times Tone, but what about today?
When John writes to the churches in the book of Revelation - He says to each of the churches “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Rev. 2-3) - So God is speaking to the churches, this is the time we live in. If you are in a church that God does not speak, GET OUT! God’s Spirit should be leading the church. (Ok just a small rant there).
I know if you are reading this you are saying o.k. Tone but what about you, you said that God spoke to you. And I say, “well, yeah He did!” You want to know what He said?
He said - “Tone, Stop Trying to find out what I am saying, apart from my word.” The reality is I want something more, like a vision or a sign or a phone call! But what God was saying to me was, “Read my word and listen, because I will speak to you through it!”
That’s what He said.
