Does Scripture Address God Speaking to People?

 

 

 

Does Scripture Address God Speaking to People?

 

You may be surprised that He is still speaking!

 

Shall we explore a few Scriptures?

 

It is impossible for one who does not believe in Jesus to have an understanding of Scripture

 

 

 

 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 2Timothy 3:16

It requires one to not only believe 2 Timothy 3:16, but to seek God and His will in your life.  In my life, I’ve found that I require a quiet place to study and seek fellowship with the Lord.

John 16:13 - When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

The Spirit of Truth is for all who, by faith, put their trust in the finished work of Christ on the Cross.  The Holy Spirit will bring understanding of Scriptures, Conviction of the Scriptures, and guide you into all truth.

Daniel 9:20-23 – “While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God,  while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.  He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding. At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision.”

If you desire a better relationship with the Lord, look at what Daniel is doing and model it.

Acts 8:26 -   Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.

Acts 9:15 – “But the Lord said to him, 'Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.”

 

The three men with whom I share Accountability tell me my papers are too long. I believe Pascal says it well.

“I made this [letter] very long, because I did not have the leisure to make it shorter.”
― Blaise Pascal,

God has often spoken to me at key times in my Life

The first time God spoke to me was as I put the key in the door of my hotel room.  It was about 10 pm, and for about five months, I had been trying to make a deal with God on becoming a follower of His.  I must tell you God is not in the deal-making business.  That night as the key with into the door, I heard a voice say This is the last night my spirit will deal with you.  I made a run for the hotel Bible, and it opened to Romans 10, and my eyes went to verse 9-10, and that night I confessed my sins that were many, and asked God to forgive me and take over my life.

 

The next time was loading a copier into my car, and I saw a young man in a suit going into the office, and I knew they would give him my job.  Fear was not my friend, but seemed to be with me most of the time. God told me to stop listening to that voice, that He had given me the skill and ability to do my job.  I never fear again about my job, and I went from a marginal salesperson to the top two percent in a very large division of 3 M.

 

Next came a Storm. The weather forecaster was saying it would not be much, but as I helped tape the window of our office on Shoreline Drive in Corpus Christi, the Lord spoke to me and said Go home and take your family out of this area.  I did, and I assured my young bride with our baby girl that the pagans living around us might be affected, but our home would be fine.

 

One small problem, God had not said that, and when we came home, our home was gone, but our mailbox was still there at the end of our long drive.  And God spoke to me, as we look in astonishment, and this is what I heard, “How give me praise”, and as I did, it became clear that I had been trying to obey the Scripture, in that it said to give God praise in all things.  I had been given praise for many small things, like missed sales and flat tires.  And I hear that voice say Now give me praise, and  I did. My wife thought I had lost my mind, but we witnessed God doing things in our lives that were unexplainable. 

 

Next was my cousin coming to the house. We only had one car and no phone at that time, and she and her husband said we would stay with Natalie till Jan returns from her Bible study, take our car, and your dad is in the hospital.  It was a long drive from Odem to the hospital, and the speed limit was seventy. I was going fifty, and I asked the Lord, Why am I driving so slowly, and He replied, There is no need to hurry. Pray for your mother. 

 

I also know that God often speaks through others to help us, to guide us, into a deeper trust with Him.  Janet and I had great plans for what we believed God was leading us to do in retirement.  Our plans were not bad; in fact, they were well thought out. We would not sell our home in Spring, but we would go to the Bill Graham Cove, and volunteer for six months, and see if that was where God wanted us.  Plan two, if not, we would then go to Focus on the Family and volunteer for six months, and let the Lord show us what He desired for our lives in retirement.  Good plans, but not God’s plan, 

 

In my desire to get more of the Valero refinery business, I call on a friend who was a Vice President of that company. He invited Jan and me to an open house at his new home, and said you will see people you have not seen in 40 years.  We went, had a great time, and Jan and I, while sitting on Buddy’s back porch, looking at the twin sister, it was two big hills a good way from his house, said This seems right, and after prayer, we bought the property where we built our home.  Good plans or not, the same as God’s plans, and it became clear God was leading us to be in the Texas hill country.

 

From our Back Porch, 

 

Bob Rice