Understanding how God has spoken in the past helps us to
discover and understand the ways He may speak to us today.
How does God speak to us today?
In Part 3 of the series, we looked at eight ways that God spoke to
men and women during biblical times. We should never limit the
many ways that God speaks to us, but here are three ways He speaks
to us today:
Through His Word
The Bible is the Word of God (His complete revelation), and it’s
probably His most effective way of communicating with us today.
The Bible is His Word for all people, because it speaks to the basic
human condition, and it addresses every emotion, every human
relationship dynamic, every problem of the heart, every aspect of
the psyche, every temptation or desire, every heartache or joy, and
it responds with faith, hope, and love. The Bible covers it all!
Whenever we face difficulties, experience heartaches, or have
questions, we should go first to Scripture. We can see that God
will speak to us directly, personally, intimately, and effectively.
“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all
the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it
to the right or to the left, that you may be successful
wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on
your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may
be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will
be prosperous and successful. (Joshua 1:7-8)
Through His Holy Spirit
As we walk daily in the Spirit, surrendered to His power, we have
the right and privilege to expect whatever we need to hear from God.
The Holy Spirit living within us and speaking to us, reminds us of
what God has said and done for us in the past. His Spirit gives us the
words we need to say, the direction we need to go, and guides us in
our prayers for ourselves and others. By His Holy Spirit, God guides
us each day, saying “No” to everything that would bring us harm,
delivering us from evil and temptation, and speaking in our hearts a
“Yes” to everything that will bring us blessings.
When God tells us NOT to do something,
He is basically saying “Don’t hurt yourself”.
When He tells us to do something,
He is basically saying, “Enjoy My blessings”.
Through Other Believers in Christ
God uses other people to speak to each of us (some could be total
strangers). Others may be close friends, members of our immediate
families, pastors, teachers, or Bible study group leaders. God gives
us comfort and counsel through the words of other believers to
encourage and caution us when we need it most.
Look for God to confirm His Word. He may direct you to two or more
passages of the Bible that convey the same meaning. He may cause you
to hear a sermon or a Bible lesson that’s right in line with what He’s said
to you in His Word. He may bring a total stranger across your path to speak
a word that seems amazingly on target with a sermon or lesson you recently
heard or discussed. The multiple messages to you are part of God’s assurance
plan that He’s the One who’s speaking, and that He wants you to get His
message without question or doubt.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not
know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes
for us through wordless groans. (Romans 8:26)
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