Can You Hear Me Now?: Unbelief
#31 in the Series: Daddy, It's Me--Conversations of an Ordinary Person
with an Extraordinary Heavenly Father
Now that you have
the foundation of your relationship with God confirmed, there are still a
number of things that can make it difficult or impossible to hear from him. One of these is the common misconception that
God does not speak to people today. This
is totally not biblical. A pastor
friend of mine would call it "a lie from the pit of hell!"
“In the past God spoke to our
ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through
whom also he made the universe.”
Hebrews 1:1-2 NIV
So another reason
that people “do not hear” from God is not that God is not speaking, but rather
because they do not believe he speaks or tries to communicate with people
today. Because they do not believe he
speaks, they do not recognize his voice or interjection or interventions in
their lives. They do not recognize or
acknowledge that he has much more to offer in the relationship.
“And without faith it is
impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
“His divine power has given us everything we
need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
2 Peter 1:3 NIV
When we are
believers and followers of Christ, we have the Holy Spirit living in us,
therefore he can speak to us at any time.
Every believer has this
access to God. Yes, even ordinary people
like you and me! It is a process of
learning to recognize his voice and see his interactions in our lives. It’s simple, but it is not easy.
“Don’t you know that you
yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?”
1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV
““If you love me, keep my
commands. And I
will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be
with you forever—the Spirit of truth.
The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he
lives with you and will be in you.
Before long, the world will not
see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On
that day you
will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one
who loves me. The
one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show
myself to them.””
John 14:15-17,
19-21 NIV
Rest assured God
does speak today. And he wants to speak
to you!
Personally…intimately…practically by his Holy Spirit.
““All this I have spoken while
still with you. But the
Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have
said to you.”
John 14:25-26 NIV
““When the Advocate comes, whom
I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he
will testify about me.”
John 15:26 NIV
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only
what he hears, and he
will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because
it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why
I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.””
John 16:13-15 NIV
Most of
the posts in this blog so far have been examples of the Holy Spirit sharing his
truth with you through me. He can and
will share with you also, if you believe and seek the kingdom of God first in
your life. At first the things shared
may seem small, almost insignificant…but if your take those small things and
adjust your life to line up with what he shows you, he will show you more and
deeper things. (See the Parable of the
Talents: Matthew 25:14-30). Be pleased
and grateful for what you are learning, but never proud or satisfied. As you taste and see the goodness of God,
your craving for him will increase, his revelation of himself, his purposes,
and his ways will increase, which will cause you to love him more, which will
increase your faith to join him in his work.
But first: the ever deepening of
your love and desire for him!
May your
roots grow deep and strong and wide in him so that new freedom will come to
your mustang heart!
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