VOICE OF GOD

VOICE OF GOD

In an attempt to venture into writing on the voice of God, the following thought provoking questions must be answered adequately.

i.                    Does God speak?

ii.                  Did He speak in the past? How did He?

iii.                Does God still speak today? How does He speak?

iv.               Will God speak in the future? How will He do so?

Correct and adequate answers to the thought provoking questions listed above should be able to help our present world and dispensation out of the confusion of this age.

SCRIPTURE CONCERNING THE VOICE OF GOD:

“God who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the Prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He Hath appointed heir of all things by whom also He made the world.” Heb. 1:1-2.

God used many approaches to send His messages to people of old. He spoke to Isaiah in visions – Isa. 6; He spoke to Jacob in a dream – Gen. 28:10-22; He spoke to Abraham and Moses personally – Gen. 18; Exo. 31:18.

However, Jesus is the fulfillment and culmination of God’s revelation through the centuries. Under the Old Testament, God used many ways and methodologies in speaking to people, but in the New Testament all was done through the Son who fulfills the law and the Prophets, thereby making the New Covenant – Math. 26:28; Acts 1:21. In the past, people are known for holding in highest esteem, the voice of God and they are thrilled that the Almighty God communicated with them or spake unto them.

The present day experience cannot be said to be the same as in the past, even though many more people than ever crave to hear God speak to them and they go to all length to entreat the Almighty to speak on matters of great concern and interest to them, as if the Almighty hath suddenly become unable to speak.

YES, God still speak but He can not be pressured or bulldozed to speak for He speaks when He chooses and by whatever methods. Because of the great reverence and respect people in the past had for the voice of God, and how fearfully they received the voice of God made them to ascribe mysteries and greatness to the voice of God as follows:-

Psalm 29:1-9

i.                    The voice of God is upon many waters – vs 3.

ii.                  The voice of God is thunder – vs 3.

iii.                Voice of God is powerful – vs 4; Ps. 104:3.

iv.               Voice of the Lord is full of majesty – vs 4; Ps. 104:3.

v.                 Voice of the Lord breakest the cedar of Lebanon – vs 5; Ps. 104:16.

vi.               The Voice of God of the Lord divided the flames of fire – vs 7.

vii.             The Voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness – vs 8.

viii.            Voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve – vs 9

ix.                The Voice of the Lord discovereth the forest – vs 9.

The voice of the Lord as listed above denotes the awesome power of the Almighty God for as He uttereth His voice, the earth and the universe in its entirety shook, vibrating – Ps. 46:6.

The voice of God’s thunder was in heavens, the lightening lightens the world, the earth trembled and shook – Ps. 77:18.

VOICE OF GOD IS LIKE THAT OF A ROARING LION:

“He shall roar like a lion, when He does, the children shall tremble from the west.” Hos. 11:10.

“The Lord shall roar from on high and utter His voice from Hid holy habitation.” Jer. 25:30.

“The Lord shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and earth shall shake.” Joel 3:16; Amos 1:2.

“Voice of the Lord through thunder and lightening and as Moses spake God answered him by His voice.” Exo. 19:16-19.

The voice of God by thunder terrified the people – Exo. 20:18.

NB: The greatness and terrifying voice of the Almighty, made the people of old to reverence the voice of the Almighty God.

VOICE OF GOD AS STILL SMALL VOICE - 1 KING 19:9-12:

i.                    God was not in the strong wind that preceded the voice of God.

ii.                  God was also not in the thunder.

iii.                God was also not in the fire that preceded this voice.

Verse 12 was when the gentle still voice came unto His Prophet.

NB: This shows that God can not be limited in the ways He chooses to speak.

VOICE OF GOD IS GLORIOUS – ISA. 30:30:

“The Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard…..”

i.                    The Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard.

ii.                  Show the lightening down His arms.

iii.                With indignation of His anger.

iv.               With the flame of a devouring fire.

v.                 With scattering, tempest and hail stone.

NB: Prophet Isaiah in this passage of the Scripture considers the voice of God as a Glorious Voice which when sounded upon situations in life; our enemies will tremble and fizzle away. Praise God!

WHY IS REVERENCE FOR THE VOICE OF GOD DWINDLING OR DECREASING IN OUR GENERATION AND WORLD TODAY?

i.                    Many people in our world are completely confused, as to whether or not Almighty God still speaks like of old.

ii.                  Preachers and Teachers of the Word have failed to teach the people rightly on God’s voice.

iii.                Proliferation of fake Prophets in our world, which has lead to high deception and extortion of the public on daily basis by these fake Prophets.

iv.               Inability of people to separate the voice of God, from that of Satan, demons, world, man and that of the mind.

v.                 Those who should teach the public about the fear of God and the power in His voice, themselves have no single fear for the Almighty God.

vi.               Many have adulterated the voice of God and have thereby made the voice of Almighty God to be less meaningful.

vii.             The increase of ignorance on the part of the public of what the voice of Almighty God is.

There is no doubts whatsoever that Almighty God spake in the past through various media and ways to His people. There is also no doubts that even now, the Almighty God still speaks to His people in an unlimited ways. This same Almighty God who will dwell with His people in the eternal future will still speak to His people in His eternal Kingdom – Rev. 21:3. praise God !

We people of this age must come to an understanding of the fact that God’s voice can not be compartmentalized and can speak to us by whatever ways He chooses.

i.                    By fire as of old – Exo. 3:2; 19:18.

ii.                  By the storm as of old – Nah. 1:3-5.

iii.                In the cloud and amongst cloud as of old – Exo. 19:9; 16:10-11.

iv.               In vision/dreams as of old - Gen. 28:10-22; Isa. 6; Ezek 1; Acts 11:5.

v.                 In trance as of old Num. 24:4, 16; Acts 10:10.

vi.               Audibly as of old – Exo. 3:4-6; 19:19.

vii.             By still small voice as of old – 1 Kings 19:9-12.

Archbishop Prof. Mike D.D. JP, AP.

Consultant Theologian and Anthropologist.