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| God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, “Fall on the earth,” and to the rain shower, “Be a mighty downpour.” |
| —Job 37:5-6 |
In the movie adaptations of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry can demand the attention of everyone in even the largest of crowds by placing the tip of his wand against the side of his neck and speaking in a normal voice. Through the magic of his wand, suddenly Albus Dumbledore’s voice is magnified to an ear-shattering level. All other talking stops immediately.
Public address systems have a way of making even the most timid speaker command the attention of a crowd. Once a speaker gains the attention of his or her audience, it becomes so much easier to present a message. That’s exactly what happens in the Scripture verse at the beginning of this blog post.
Elihu speaks to Job and his three friends. He shares with them some of the wonderful attributes of God. One of those attributes is God’s thundering voice. No one can talk over the sound that God makes when He speaks—though countless numbers of people seem to want to do that today.
When God speaks, we need to listen, carefully! We always need to hear what God has to say, even when the sin that pervades our lives may make it difficult to hear what He’s telling us. That’s why we need to set aside time every day to spend time reading and meditating on God’s written Word. By doing so, we have the opportunity of giving careful attention to what God may wish to say to us.
Let’s determine to listen to what God says. Whether He chooses to speak to us with the voice of thunder, or in a still, small voice deep within our hearts. Whatever God wishes to say to us is most certainly worthy for us to hear.
