At the Sound of His Voice

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In the beginning, at the sound of His voice, the universe emerged from the spirit realm into the physical realm, for “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth… For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.” (Ps. 33:6, 9 NKJV)

At the sound of His voice…

*light burst out of the darkness
*the firmament erupted out of the waters
*the waters parted and dry land appeared
*the dry land became fruitful
*nighttime sparklers dotted the sky, the sun and the moon set in the sky as rulers over the land
*an abundance of creatures proliferated the land
*He lovingly created man and woman in His image

At the sound of His voice…

During Job’s calamity, Elihu declared to him the majesty of God, then said, “Hear attentively the thunder of His voice, and the rumbling that comes from His mouth,” (Job 37:2 NKJV) as He “thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.” (Job 37:5 NKJV)

At the sound of His voice…it dispatched angels, emanated from a burning bush, parted waters and made them flow again, made the sun and moon stand still, released the shackles of the imprisoned, and withheld the rain from heaven for three and one-half years.

At the sound of His voice…it emits power, breaks the cedars, shakes the wilderness, divides the flames of fire, was spoken in a whirlwind, is as the sound of many waters, and opened the heavens and sent the dove of the Spirit.

At the sound of His voice…

In the New Testament, the beloved disciple John wrote that, after Jesus spoke to His disciples and a crowd concerning His death, He said, “‘Father, bring glory to Your name.’ Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, ‘I have already brought it glory, and I will do it again.’ When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to Him. Then Jesus told them, ‘The voice was for your benefit, not Mine.’” (John 12:28-30 NLT)

Those who do not have ears to hear will not recognize the thunderous voice of God when He speaks because it is sometimes the Still Small Voice. That heavenly Voice is always for our benefit.

At the sound of His voice…it is to be obeyed.

God spoke to Israel saying, “Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.” (Jer. 7:23 NKJV)

Israel said to Jeremiah, “Whether it is pleasing or displeasing, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom we send you, that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.” (Jer. 42:6 NKJV)

Listening to and obeying the voice of the Lord make life so much easier.

At the sound of His voice…we are to bow our knees in honor and prayer, to lift our hands in praise and thanksgiving, and to open our spiritual ears and listen to His Spirit speak to us.

For from that mighty Voice come words of wisdom, guidance, comfort, peace, forgiveness, discipline, exhortation, provision, protection, and all the other necessities of life. If we would but listen.

At the sound of His voice…

Jesus said, “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear My voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. The Father has life in Himself, and He has granted that same life-giving power to His Son.” (John 5:25-27 NLT)

At the sound of His voice…listen to that Still Small Voice…obey it and live.

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