In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways – Hebrews 1:1 (NIV)
At school, I always spoke to my friends. I went out of my way to find them in the halls between classes. It was fun to update them on what was going on in my life, what I was thinking about, and in return, hear about them. Talking to friends is really fun.
I like talking to friends. However, I don’t usually speak to people I don’t know that much. Of course I can, if the situation calls for it. I can ask the worker in a store for help finding something, or ask someone I don’t know how to get somewhere at a new place.
However, the majority of my communication is with friends. When I talk, it’s with the people I know and I love. I don’t think God is all that different from us. God communicates with people because He loves them. God began communicating with people in the Garden of Eden. Then throughout history, He has continued to speak to people. Even when we hadn’t deserved it, God still continued to speak and to make Himself known.
God spoke in the Old Testament in so many different ways. He spoke through prophets, through the law, through a burning bush, through a still small voice, and many other ways. In the first chapter of Hebrews we see that God still speaks to us today. We’ll discuss that more in another devotion. However, we can realize that God still speaks to people.
God speaking to people shows His love for them. He isn’t a god that is far off and can’t be known. Instead, He is the God that speaks and reveals himself to us. What a wonderful gift we have to be able to know the creator God. Take some time today to thank God for the fact that He is speaking to us still today.
