Hearing God
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Mat 2:9 After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

Matthew 2 makes it clear, God speaks to us. Via external circumstances, albeit seemingly not as supernatural as a shooting star. It might be helpful to remember that the account is reportedly supernatural as Matthew writes about the past with great retrospective coherence. It is likely the wise men also questioned if God's hand was at work until the star came to rest over Jesus. When it did, their faith, exhibited through following the star, was made sure.

Our generation is a faithless one. We seldom live as though God's hand is actively shaping the circumstances and situations He places us in. Instead we live as though God no longer speaks. We do our own thing, our own way, until the Lord convicts us in a sermon, a prayer or conversation. But these inner convictions are also of little use if we refuse to be open to them. The wise men and Joseph did (v12-13), and it made all the difference.

We should not wait for an audible voice, an inner conviction, to begin to live a life of love and obedience to his words in the Bible. Like the wise men we must begin to journey in faith.

Father, Son, Holy Spirit, I want to hear from you. I need to hear from you. With my Bible open, your servant waits.

Posted by yipeng 10:37 AM

2 comments:

At June 11, 2009 1:32 AM Elvin said...

Food for thought: Why do I want to hear from God?

 

At June 12, 2009 10:05 AM yipeng said...

Amen to motive checks.

 

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