The voice of God

Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. Isaiah 64:4

Do you ever feel like saying, "Just do something, God! I know you're up there. Say Something!"? Surely that's how Isaiah felt as he cried out, "Oh, that you would rend the heavens" [Isaiah 64:1]. In other words, "I know you're up there, God. Just do something!"

I am convinced that God shows himself more than we realize. I believe that he speaks to us, but our hearts are not always turned to the necessary wavelength.

Like the country dweller who went to visit New York City. As he and a friend walked the busy and noisy streets, he told his friend that he heard a cricket. His city friend looked at him in disbelief and said it would be impossible to hear a cricket above all the noise of the city. Walking over to a planter, the country friend pulled out the cricket. "Man hears what he listens for," he replied.

God does not scream to make Himself heard above the noise in today's busy lifestyles. Instead, He is there for those who turn off their natural ears and listen with their hearts for His still, small voice.

He spoke through Isaiah, saying, "When I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened" [Isaiah 66:4]. God "shows Himself active on behalf of him who [earnestly] waits for Him" [Isaiah 64:4]. God is ready to reveal Himself and to speak to those who will earnestly wait and listen.

What are you waiting for? What are you listening for?

Lord, teach my heart to hear your voice, to recognize it among the many voices I hear each day. As I learn to earnestly wait, I will rejoice in your work on my behalf.