Does God Still Speak Today?

Questions are meant to evoke different responses from different people. How we answer a question reveals something about us.

•  It reveals our Personality  [Those unique, individual, one-of-a-kind qualities that make up who we are.]
• It reveals our Perspective  [How we view our world?]
• It reveals our Priorities  [What is important to us?]

Questions help us clarify what we believe. It gets our thoughts out of our head and into the open for discussion and reflection. Throughout the Bible God speaks to his children by asking them questions. In this way he gets to the root of our problem. Questions uncover what we really believe. It exposes our thoughts and our MOTIVES. The questions are penetrating. They are designed to make the person think hard and reflect on their answer. They are challenged to look deep within their hearts. We too can benefit by looking at some of the questions God poses in the Bible.

Hebrews 4:12-13 says, “For the Word of God is LIVING and ACTIVE. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it PENETRATES even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it JUDGES the THOUGHTS and ATTITUDES of the heart. Nothing in all creation is HIDDEN from God’s sight. Everything is UNCOVERED and LAID BARE before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.”

So… Does God still speak today?

I believe he does. He speaks in those quiet moments of our day when we remove the distractions and take time to listen to his voice. Once he spoke to me about something I had been praying for for a long time. He finally asked me one day, “How Bad Do You Want It?” and “What Are You Willing to Give Up in order to Get It?”

I knew God had pegged me! I was all talk, but no action. I kept asking for what I wanted in prayer, but I didn’t do anything different in order to see different results in my life. I was just being lazy. God called my bluff… and I knew it.

What about you? See if you can relate to any of these questions.

• Do you want to get well?
• Do you truly love me more than these?
• Why do you doubt?
• Do you believe I am able to do this?
• Why are you so afraid? Why are you so angry?
• What do you want me to do for you?
• Do I lack strength to rescue you?
• How long must this go on?
• Where have you come from? Where are you going?

You can read more questions on our website at www.journeytojoy.tv under the HOW TO section. Look for “Does God Still Speak Today?” and “Questions from the Bible.”