Psalm 85:8
I will listen to what God the LORD says;
he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn
to folly.
The
living God has spoken to lost mankind in a variety of ways. The general
response among us has been, "We did not hear His voice. We did not hear
anything." John recorded in his gospel the reactions of an audience of
people who heard God speak audibly. When Jesus talked of His coming death,
asking God to glorify His name through it, "a voice came from heaven, 'I
have glorified it, and will glorify it again':" (John 12:28). And what
were the reactions of the bystanders? "The crowd that was there heard it and
said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him" (John
12:29). People prefer their own logic, their own powers of reason. even when
God speaks, they refuse to recognize His voice. They will not confess that God
has spoken through Jesus Christ, the eternal Son. When He confronts them with
their sin, they consult a psychiatrist and hope they can get their
personalities "properly adjusted." But in a coming day every knee
will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of all!
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