Hebrews starts off in verses 1 and 2, “Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son” (NLT). God has been speaking to us since the time of Adam and Eve. His desire has always been to have a relationship with you where He can speak to you and you be able to speak back. In the Old Testament, God spoke through prophets to try to get His message across. He even gave the Torah, and later the Bible, as a written word so that people would know what He says about how we should live.
In John 1, the writer chooses to start off his book by saying, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (NKJV). I believe God has been speaking to us since the beginning of creation through His son Jesus. John calls Him the Word or Logos in Greek. It means word, message or explanation. Then John goes on to say, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” The invisible God sent His son so that we could see Him, hear Him and reveal Himself to us. There’s story after problem is that we don’t always want to hear what He has to say.
In Revelation 3:20 Jesus says, “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” Notice this is in the present tense. He still stands at the door of each of our hearts knocking and calling to us. Are you listening for His voice? If you do, He will speak to you as a friend. He’s still speaking today desiring to draw us into intimacy and fellowship. Notice He doesn’t force His way in. We must hear Him and open the door of our lives to Him. I want to encourage you today to shut down all the distractions in your life for a few minutes and listen for His voice. God wants to speak to you today through His son Jesus.
Devotions by Chris Hendrix 