Exo 33:11 The LORD would speak with Moses face-to-face, just as someone speaks with a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp. But the young man who was his helper, Joshua son of Nun, stayed in the Tent.
When God speaks things happen. The world was created through His Word, people in the Bible were healed when Jesus spoke the Word. When God speaks it brings light, life, freedom, salvation, in fact it brings Himself as Jesus Himself is the Word...
That's why it's so important that we hear God speak. I can remember once when I had spent an evening praying in my room. I was just about to get into bed when the Lord gave me a vision of a young woman I knew (I'll call her L) but hadn't seen for a couple of years. She was stood at a bar (which I also knew), I felt God was telling me to go to the bar, give the girl a lift home and pass on a message from Him that it was time for L to come home (meaning spiritually)! Personally I was more keen on the idea of getting into bed. However, I put on my clothes and went to the bar as directed.
When I arrived at the pub the girl was there exactly as I had seen in the vision, stood in the same place where I had seen her. She was surrounded by young guys all trying to chat her up. I managed to get over to her though and as it was closing time I offered her a lift home. When we got to her place I told her the message God had spoken to me that it was time for L to come home and how He had spoken to me through the vision. L was overwhelmed and started to cry and pour out her recent life story. She was touched at how much God loved her.
I'd like to say that's an every day occurrence... Of course it isn't, but it did impress on me what can happen when we have an open relationship with God where we listen rather than just talk.
I'm sure you've had the experience, as I have, of being around people who just talk.. and talk.. and talk (usually about themselves) but never ask questions or wait to hear you speak. Personally, I don't tend to hang around those sort of people, I tend to avoid them and if I do get caught by them I really can't be bothered to say anything... Enough said??
Have a blessed week and don't forget to listen.
Dave
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