Sometimes I think we’re more accustomed to noise than we are to quiet. The loud must be important. We think that if it is said often enough, it must be valid. In fact, our culture is so tuned into hearing everyone’s opinions that even competing views are now considered relative truths.
Although we might often listen through the noise and the static in our lives- I still wonder how much of the quiet truth we actually absorb. Sure, we might hear it, but…
Listening to a still, small voice doesn’t always feel powerful.
Clear, simple answers don’t always feel sufficient.
The more straightforward a word, the harder it is for us to find it relevant. We tend to overcomplicate things, including the Word of God and the truth.
Before the better-known verse in Romans 1 about our being without excuse, we find this truth:
“what can be known about God is plain to them,
because God has shown it to them.”
–Romans 1:19
We’re included in that “them” as those who have been wicked and ungodly. Even as those who are saved and redeemed, we know that:
“God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.”
-1 Corinthians 14:33
There’s a reason that even children can understand the Word of God, listen, and obey. A part of childlike faith is listening in that way –without confusion or complication. We are to take Him at His Word: simply and clearly.
Grandiose speeches and lengthy explanations are not methods God uses. The Lord does not need to compensate with volume or bombardment to make His Word more relevant or true for us. His Word, like Himself, is sufficient, all-powerful, and here with us for our good. Believe it.
My prayer and challenge lately is that when we hear that still, small voice, we’ll listen and obey with as much clarity and simplicity as the Word He has given us.
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