The Voice

There is a popular television show called “The Voice”.

Talented vocalists compete with each other to see who sings the best.

A voice is a powerful thing, but it is not confined to singing.

Just the other day I was in the supermarket.

I was approaching the end of an aisle when I heard someone around the corner speaking.

That voice belonged to someone I knew from my youth.

Even before I saw her, I knew that the voice I heard had to belong to her.

I turned the corner and we saw each other face to face.

I was correct.

Several decades have elapsed since we last saw each other.

We have both changed.

The change in me was more dramatic as I now wear a full beard which seems to be turning grayer daily.

She appeared a bit startled until I spoke.

Once she heard my voice she knew who I was.

We spent several minutes reminiscing.

We then went our separate ways once again.

Had neither of us not spoken, it is very possible that we might have missed each other completely.

The voice is a powerful thing.

Jesus makes this clear about His voice.

John 10:27 (NET) - My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

We hear His call and obey. 

Although He speaks to us, He does not always do so in the same way.

For example, God spoke to Moses through a burning bush.

He spoke to Elijah in quite a different way when He found him hiding in a cave.

God asked Elijah to leave the cave and stand on the mountain.

There Elijah was subjected to high winds, landslides, an earthquake and fire.

Yet God did not speak through any of these things.

God’s voice came in a completely different way.

1 Kings 19 17 (NET) - After the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a soft whisper.

God spoke to Elijah in a whisper.

How will we experience His voice?

It might come as a shout.

It could come as a whisper.

That is why listening is so important.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

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