God's Voice

Read 2 Peter 1:16-18

Context: Continuation

Text:

16We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." 18We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

Have you ever wondered what God's voice really sounds like? I know there are a lot of people who say "God told me to do this," but most of them never heard an audible voice. They have received internal nudges from the Spirit that led them to act in the way God directed.

God spoke in many ways in the Bible. Elijah heard his voice in the gentle whisper of the wind. Moses heard his voice on the mountainside and in the Tent of Meeting. Adam and Eve walked with him in the garden while he presented his creation, and he spoke to Samuel at night...perhaps in a dream. Other times God spoke, but most were only able to hear thunder, as when he spoke to Saul on that Damascus road. Often he passed his messages along with the help of angels and prophets.

But Peter, along with James and John, had the opportunity to hear the pride and love in God's voice as He proclaimed to the world that Jesus was his son. I wonder how often Peter played that day again in his head, awestruck at the presence of Elijah and Moses. He had heard wonderful stories about these two heroes of the faith, and now they were standing before him. And Jesus, transfigured before their very eyes so that his face shone like the sun and his clothes were as white as light. If Peter had had any doubts about Jesus' origins, this single moment would convince him the Jesus was, indeed, the Christ.

But one day we shall all hear his voice. Either one at a time when in Heaven on our own judgement days, or all together when Jesus returns triumphantly. More than anything, I pray that he says, "Well done," and "Welcome Home."