| A Meditation: The Voice by Cleone Weigand (September-October, 2002) |
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17)
We are living in an age of ballooning technology. The race to provide sophisticated communications between
people and people, and between people and their machines continues at a heated pace. There also are
ongoing efforts to establish communications between earth people and beings elsewhere in space if there are
such extraterrestrials. However, how much is being given to finding and listening to the voice of our creator and
the creator of all things?
About 4,000 years ago there was a man who heard a voice. The man was Abraham. The voice was the voice of
God. In a test of faith, God instructed Abraham to go with his son lsaac to a mountain he would show him and
there sacrifice his son. Abraham set about to obey the voice of God. Happily the Lord intervened at the last
minute so that Abraham did not actually have to slay his son. The voice then spelled out promised blessings to
Abraham that began with Abraham’s seed and extended to all people. “And through your offspring all nations on
earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” (Genesis 22:20) (NIV)
About 1,500 years later. there was another gathering of people, this time at the Jordan River. They had the
awesome experience of hearing God’s voice from heaven. The voice spoke of his son who had just been
baptized. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:
17) (NIV)
Over time the voice promised a special nation and blessing to all people. The voice delivered the law to that
special people. The voice directed all mankind to God’s son, Jesus. To this list of remarkable communications
from heaven, let us add one more. It was Easter morning. Mary was weeping. She was certain her master was
dead and buried in an unknown place. Then she heard a voice. It said, “Mary.” It was only one word, her name,
but for Mary it meant her master. Jesus, who was dead, now truly lived again. It meant all he taught and
promised was true! It meant Mary and all the world had a Savior. The voice she heard was the voice of God.
The message the voice shared was truth, life and salvation! This voice still speaks, not from heaven but from a
book. the Holy Bible. We may hear it from a tape, a reading in church, personal Bible reading. a friend’s witness,
from a radio service or from a computer screen. As we listen, we are in touch with God, our Creator, Jesus, our
Redeemer and God’s Holy Spirit our Sanctified. With Mary we embrace the Voice in faith!
There are those who seek the voice of truth in exacting scientific studies of the world around us. There are
those who seek the voice of truth through scrupulous reasoning processes. There are those who beam
antennas into space seeking to hear voices. But those made wise by the Lord turn their eyes, ears and hearts
to the Bible and listen to the one and only Voice that lives and brings life! LSI
We are living in an age of ballooning technology. The race to provide sophisticated communications between
people and people, and between people and their machines continues at a heated pace. There also are
ongoing efforts to establish communications between earth people and beings elsewhere in space if there are
such extraterrestrials. However, how much is being given to finding and listening to the voice of our creator and
the creator of all things?
About 4,000 years ago there was a man who heard a voice. The man was Abraham. The voice was the voice of
God. In a test of faith, God instructed Abraham to go with his son lsaac to a mountain he would show him and
there sacrifice his son. Abraham set about to obey the voice of God. Happily the Lord intervened at the last
minute so that Abraham did not actually have to slay his son. The voice then spelled out promised blessings to
Abraham that began with Abraham’s seed and extended to all people. “And through your offspring all nations on
earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” (Genesis 22:20) (NIV)
About 1,500 years later. there was another gathering of people, this time at the Jordan River. They had the
awesome experience of hearing God’s voice from heaven. The voice spoke of his son who had just been
baptized. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:
17) (NIV)
Over time the voice promised a special nation and blessing to all people. The voice delivered the law to that
special people. The voice directed all mankind to God’s son, Jesus. To this list of remarkable communications
from heaven, let us add one more. It was Easter morning. Mary was weeping. She was certain her master was
dead and buried in an unknown place. Then she heard a voice. It said, “Mary.” It was only one word, her name,
but for Mary it meant her master. Jesus, who was dead, now truly lived again. It meant all he taught and
promised was true! It meant Mary and all the world had a Savior. The voice she heard was the voice of God.
The message the voice shared was truth, life and salvation! This voice still speaks, not from heaven but from a
book. the Holy Bible. We may hear it from a tape, a reading in church, personal Bible reading. a friend’s witness,
from a radio service or from a computer screen. As we listen, we are in touch with God, our Creator, Jesus, our
Redeemer and God’s Holy Spirit our Sanctified. With Mary we embrace the Voice in faith!
There are those who seek the voice of truth in exacting scientific studies of the world around us. There are
those who seek the voice of truth through scrupulous reasoning processes. There are those who beam
antennas into space seeking to hear voices. But those made wise by the Lord turn their eyes, ears and hearts
to the Bible and listen to the one and only Voice that lives and brings life! LSI
About 1,500 years later a voice from heaven spoke remarkable things to a
nation made up of the descendants of Abraham. The place was Mt. Sinai. The
people’s leader was Moses. And this is what happened. 17 Then Moses led the
people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the
mountain. 18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord
descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a
furnace, the whole mountain trembled violently, 19 and the sound of the trumpet
grew louder and louder. Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him
(Ex. 19:17-19) (NIV). The message God then gave them was the body of law for
their nation, as well as the moral law, the ten commandments.
nation made up of the descendants of Abraham. The place was Mt. Sinai. The
people’s leader was Moses. And this is what happened. 17 Then Moses led the
people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the
mountain. 18 Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord
descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a
furnace, the whole mountain trembled violently, 19 and the sound of the trumpet
grew louder and louder. Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him
(Ex. 19:17-19) (NIV). The message God then gave them was the body of law for
their nation, as well as the moral law, the ten commandments.
