God, who at
various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the
prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son. Hebrews 1:1
Our generation is preoccupied with methods. When we find a
program that works in one business, we immediately want to package and
distribute it so that it will work for others. This attitude carries over into
the spiritual life as well. We spend much energy looking for spiritual
disciplines, books, seminars, or conferences that “work” in order to feel
satisfied with our Christian life. God does not want us to trust in methods. He
wants us to trust in Him.
Trusting in methods rather than in a Person seriously limits the
way we experience God. When we expect Him to speak to us only in predictable
ways, we forget that God is much more complex than our perception of Him. In
times past, God spoke in dreams and visions. He used nature; miraculous signs;
prophets; a still, small voice; fire; trumpets; fleece; the casting of lots;
and angels. He spoke in the middle of the night, during worship services, at
mealtimes, during funerals, while people were walking along the road, through
sermons, in the middle of a storm, and through His Son.
The important thing was not how God communicated, but that He spoke. If God always spoke to us through dreams, we
would remain in our beds awaiting a divine revelation! The means God uses to
communicate with_us is irrelevant; the fact that He is communicating is what is
critical.
Don’t limit yourself to a method, expecting only to hear from
your Father in predictable ways. Rather, open yourself up to other means by
which God wants to commune with you. Allow the Holy Spirit to sensitize you to
God’s message at all times, in every location, under any circumstance. Then you
will experience God in entirely new dimensions as you are receptive to His
voice.
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