Thank God for His Voice

illustration from The Schoolhouse
by talented artist: Cami Monet Webb

"...We saw His majestic glory with our own eyes when He received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to Him, 'This is My dearly loved Son, who brings Me great joy.' We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with [Jesus] on the holy mountain." (2 Peter 1:16-18)

I recently asked a man in dire straits, "What is God saying to you these days?" 

"Nothing!" he said. "I cannot hear His voice."

In Apostle Peter's second letter to Jewish believers struggling in the midst of persecution, Jesus' disciple testifies that he was an eye-and-ear-witness to the majesty of Christ and the voice of God the Father.

Although hearing God's audible voice may be rare these days, we can still hear his voice every single day IF we open up and read the Bible. Every word is God speaking to us.

Today, I hear Him saying to all of us, "Beloved, by My divine power, I have given you everything you need for living a godly life. You have received all of this by coming to know Me, the One who called you to Myself by means of My marvelous glory and excellence. I have given you great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share My divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires." 

"In view of all this, make every effort to respond to My promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brother affection with love for everyone. The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of Me, the Lord Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3-8)

Are you listening to the voice of God, beloved?