The Voice of God

The Voice of God

Psalm 29: 1 Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
4 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
11 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

There are some questions I hope we can answer in this, such as……

How do we know that we have heard God’s Voice?

How do we hear His Voice?

Do you personally recognize His Voice?

First of all I want to look at one verse especially out of our text:

8The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.


I want you to picture this world as it really is (a wilderness)….

The winds and the sea obey Him…..

Matthew 8: 26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

The Lord speaks and the very winds and sea obey, He shakes them and His Voice is heard in many mighty ways…..

I read a poll taken in our country not so long ago that most people in our country don’t think that God had anything at all to do with the hurricanes last year on the Gulf Coast,….

Most of your insurance agents have better sense than that when they call it an “Act of God”.

We ought to acknowledge this as an “Act of God” and my friend there is absolutely NOTHING you can do to stop it!!!!!

He can shake this wilderness anytime He wants to and no amount of our effort can stop it at all.

At any given time that God wants to He can speak and the wind and sea will obey…… by the way they do not have their own will like God has given mankind.

He speaks and the wind and sea obey, it’s that simple.

Does people hear His Voice in this? Some do, some don’t.

Not only does his Voice speak and make the storms appear but He also speaks and calms the wind and sea.

I have always been amazed at storms, to hear the thunder and see the flames of lightening divided in the sky, and to feel the static from the lightning, and feel the thunder rumble the earth below my feet.

These storms remind me of God’s mighty power, and to know that it is merely a very small part of His majesty shown unto us.

I am not saying that we should go outside and listen for God’s Voice in the wind, but I do however think that we need to give God the Glory for it is due His Name….. the scripture is speaking here of the Power wrapped up in the Voice of the Lord.

Speaking of the Power wrapped up in His Voice let’s look at the very beginning:

Genesis 1: 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.


24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

I have never heard of anyone who could create the smallest bit of anything by speaking with their voice, but yet God spoke and everything that we see with our eyes and much more was created in just six days!

Understanding now the Power of His Voice let’s see who hears His Voice….

I personally believe that every person on the face of this earth has felt the effects of His Voice.

I know that I heard His Voice for many years calling out to me and compelling me to be part of His sheepfold.

I believe that God Voice is heard by all, but only recognized and regarded by a few.

God’s Voice is heard but most reject the call.

Proverbs 1: 20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 24Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

John 6:44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

I believe that God speaks to all with a call from the Holy Spirit to come unto Him and be saved.

God speaks through the calm, sweet Voice of His Holy Spirit.

God’s Voice thru His Holy Spirit

Romans 8: 9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Romans 8: 14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

1 Corinthians 2: 9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

John 14: 16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

John 16: 12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. 14He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. 15All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you.

So you see God does speak unto us thru His Spirit.

Don’t label me as a modern day Pentecostal, but we need to realize what it means to really be led of His Spirit.

We must listen to Him and take heed to His every call…. If we are not listening then how can we know what He is leading us to do in a certain decision, or how to perform a certain task that He is wanting us to do?

How can you know for sure about that new job, or buying that new house, or going to college, or taking on another ministry in the church.

How does a man know he has been called to preach?

How can a preacher know for sure what sermon to bring without the Holy Spirit?

How can a song leader know for sure what song to sing for the moment?

When we ignore the Holy Spirit we are ignoring the very Voice of God.

If we will please God then we must follow, and listen to, and obey His Spirit!!!

God’s Voice thru His Son, Jesus

Hebrews 1: 1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Matthew 17: 5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

There are many things that our Lord Jesus Christ has spoken in His Word, many Words of comfort, and many Words rebuking evil.

We have received instruction from every thing that He spoke, but what about now?

Can we still hear Him?

John 10: 1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

I am sure that when the Voice of Jesus began to speak here on this earth that the wilderness of men’s hearts was shaken, in fact still today reading these Words that He spoke shakes the wilderness of my own soul.

The devil would have like to have stopped His Voice.

I believe that when His time come to go to the old rugged cross that all Heaven and all the evil angles of Hell were aware of the moment.

On the Cross He spoke:

Luke 23:44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 46And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

The devil and all his fallen angles must have thought this was victory for them, in their ignorance they must have thought that the Voice was finally stopped, and the mouth of God was shut.

John 20: 11But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, 12And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 14And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 15Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 16Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

God’s Children know His Voice!

John 10: 1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

I know the Voice of my Saviour!

I recognize when He speaks to me through His Spirit!

Some people who call themselves Christian would not know God’s Voice when He speaks because they are not really Christian at all.

All true Christians have heard from the Voice of God!

John 6:44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Do you hear God’s Voice thru His Son?

John 1: 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.


God’s Voice in His Word (scripture)

Job 22: 22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

Our source for knowing how to live is found in His Word, yes the BIBLE ...... where all of life's questions are answered.


God speaks thru “God called” preachers

Titus 1: 1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

1 Corinthians 1: 18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1: 21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

Let’s look at John the Baptist:

Matthew 3: 1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

The wilderness around John the Baptist was truly shaken up by preaching repentance!

I want us to notice something special here:

John was the voice of one crying in the wilderness.

Also John was preaching “Prepare ye the way of the Lord”

We know that John was preparing people for the ministry of Jesus Christ, Who John looked to and said “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”

Now we know that a preacher is no different than anybody else in the sense that we are all sinners and stand in need of the Saviour!

However a truly God-called preacher has a very important responsibility on his hands…… He is to be the voice of one crying out in this wilderness!

I stand in awe sometimes of the great task that preachers in our day have.

A preacher is only the voice of one, but God has called him to be a voice for Him.

We are to be crying out in this wilderness, and if this is not a wilderness then I don’t know what you would call it!

As John the Baptist prepared people for the ministry of Jesus on this earth, preachers today are to be compelling all to prepare themselves for He is coming back again!

When I begin to think that the same Spirit that empowered John the Baptist, Paul, Peter, and the others is the same exact Spirit that is empowering me I am greatly humbled and at the same time excited that God has called me to be the voice of one crying out in the wilderness of this world!

We Hear God’s Voice thru His Son (The Word)

We hear God’s Voice thru His Holy Spirit

We hear God’s Voice in God-called preaching

If you are not hearing God’s Voice then what’s wrong?

With all this in mind, are you now heeding to God and what he wants YOU to do?

If you say “I don’t know what He wants me to do” then I believe it is time that you begin listening to Him.

This takes giving Him your undivided attention, and making Him priority in your life.

By the way, If you think that God is speaking to you about something, remember His Voice will always line up with His Word!