September 2008

Luke 9:35
“And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”

The Bible contains numerous references of God communicating with mankind. He spoke to Moses from the burning bush in Exodus 3:4. The Lord spoke to the Prophet Elijah in a still, small voice as recorded in 1 Kings 19:12. In Job 38:1, the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind. The Book of Revelation holds the Apostle John’s record of Jesus speaking and His voice was as the sound of many waters, Revelation 1:15. The writer of Hebrews 1:1-2 declares, “God who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son…” In the opening text God, the Father, identifies Jesus as His Son and issues the mandate of hearing what He had to say. Then, in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, we read “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

The question is not, “Is God still speaking to us today? But, are we listening?”

Lord, give us ears to hear what you are saying.

Learning to serve,
Robert Finley