The Voice of God
As this sermon series is concluded, we are left with this truth: regardless of how difficult or fearful our circumstances may be - we can still hear God's voice! As we have learned, God speaks in many different ways but He is always bringing strength and guidance to His people!
Jesus promised that after He had ascended to His Father that they would send the Holy Spirit to empower the church. On the day of Pentecost believers were "baptized" in the Holy Spirit and were equipped for service. As followers of Christ we should still be seeking to be full of the Holy Spirit. We must also guard against quenching His guidance and influence.
During the "Last Supper" Jesus told His disciples that He would soon be leaving. During the last three and a half years, Jesus had been their leader. He had traveled with them, ate with them, defended them and taught them but now he would be gone! Nevertheless, this would be to their advantage because Jesus would send "another comforter" which is The Holy Spirit! God speaks through the Holy Spirit!
The clearest and most direct way that God speaks to us is through His son Jesus! The life and ministry of Jesus is the gospel or "Good News." Through Christ, God tells us; He loves us, He wants to walk in relationship with us, and that He will be our God!!! But who will hear His voice?
Hearing God speak may mean different things to different people. God treats each of us as unique children and He does not "speak" the same way to all of us. Regardless of the way God chooses to reveal himself, He will never contradict His Word and what He speaks will bring glory to His name. We are to seek an intimate relationship with Him - He will reveal His heart to us!
Throughout God's Word we see that He speaks to us in many ways. He talked to Adam in the garden, He told Noah to build an ark, He spoke to Moses in a burning bush and Paul heard His voice on the road to Damascus. But does He still speak today? The answer is yes! God does speak through the Holy Spirit - revealing Himself, His purposes, and His ways!
