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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