Herong God

The writer of the Book of Hebrews reveals to us, "In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son… (1:1-2).

So what does that mean?  How is it that God communicates to us through His Son?  I was taught and used to teach that it meant that God no longer speaks to us through various ways but only through the words of Jesus as revealed to and through the biblical writers. I believed that there was no other way God communicated to us. I was wrong!  

Hebrews 1:1-2 does not say that God uses no other form than the Bible, it says that their is no other medium but His Son, that everything is filtered through the person of Jesus Christ. God's word for us does not comes through the Law of Moses, through the precepts of the Patriarchs or the prophets of old unless those messages bear the stamp of Jesus Christ. Not everything written to the ancient Hebrews is a word of God for us (i.e. Animal sacrifices and Temple Tax).

God in Jesus speaks through the Bible, most certainly and most often. He also speaks through nature (Rom 1:20).  Jesus, in the Spirit, spoke directly to the apostle Paul (Acts 9:3-6).  He spoke to Peter in a vision (acts 10:9-23).  

Gid is not limited in how he chooses to communicate with us. We are limited in how we are open to hear Him. He has provided at least four ways of hearing from the Spirit if His Son: The Written Word, His faithful children (Church), our circumstances and prayer (prayer is not just a time to present your laundry list of wants to God, it is primarily a time to tune your spirit to His Son's). 

If you wish to hear from God, listen. Listen to His children talk about His will, listen to His voice in the Bible, listen to Him speak in your circumstances, listen as you spend time communing in prayer. Jus' Sayn.