That Still Small Voice

God speaks to us in various ways. What He says when He speaks is of extreme importance. Do you hear God’s voice? What is He saying? Or perhaps you are asking, "What would He have to say to Me?" The Psalmist declared, "What is man that You are mindful of him?" (Ps. 8:4a). Perhaps along with him, you are asking, "Who am I that You are mindful of me?" Man is the capstone of God's creation because He made us in His own image (Gen. 1:26-27). Then God gave man a command: "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it" (v. 28).

From the beginning, God has communicated with man in one way or another; perhaps audibly, or through visions and dreams, but ultimately through His written Word. If you want to know what God is saying to you, read the Word. In the Bible, from cover to cover, from Genesis to Revelation, God speaks to you. "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" (2 Tim. 3:16-17). God speaks through His Word to direct you in the way you should live.

If you want to know what God is saying, look around you. Through His creation, God speaks and tells you about Himself. "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead" (Rom. 1:20). God makes Himself known through all that He has made.

A walk through the Bible reveals so many things that God has said concerning how we ought to think and act and live our lives. In every book, in one way or another, God speaks to us. We simply need to read carefully and be still and listen. God told the psalmist, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Ps. 46:10).

In 1 Kings 19:11a God spoke to Elijah, saying, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD." When he went, and stood on the mountain before God, here is what he experienced: "And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice" (vv. 11b-12).

And how did Elijah respond? "So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'" (v. 13). Elijah listened for God's "still small voice" (v. 12b). Look through the Word and let God speak to you. Listen for that "still small voice." Amen.