A preacher brought a message on “God Still Speaks.” One of those doctrinally sound, but spiritually inept theologians approached him with the standard question that characterizes those deaf to God’s voice by filling their ears with cotton. The query was, “Do you not realize God no longer speaks directly to His people?” To which my friend, while looking him straight in the eyes, quoted a portion of a song, “He walks with me and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His Own.” Then he abruptly turned and walked away.
Many today, are like Israel of old, when speaking to Moses said, “Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us.” Why? Simply because they knew if they heard God’s voice they would have to either obey Him, or refuse to do what He said. As Oswald Chambers put it, “If it is only the servant’s voice we hear, we feel it is not imperative; we can say, “Well, that is simply your own idea.”
It takes a humble child-like spirit to say, “Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.” As important as it is to go to the Word, it’s equally important that the Word of the Lord comes unto us. When is the last time God spoke to your heart?
“Get into the habit of saying, ‘Speak Lord,’ and life will become a romance.” (Oswald Chambers)
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