His Voice is Louder

Devotional Reading: Then as I looked, I saw a door standing open in heaven, and the same voice I had heard before spoke to me like a trumpet blast. The voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” Revelation 4:1 NLT

Some church history suggests that the Apostle John was twice boiled in oil and survived. After surviving John is sent into exile on the island of Patmos. It is on Patmos that John receives and writes the book of Revelation “…the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here…” (Rev 4:1)

John was experienced and familiar with the voice of God. It was that familiarity that allowed John to recognize and hear Jesus’ voice shout over his own pain and distress. So many of us are desperate to hear God’s voice in moments of difficulty. But God’s voice needs getting used to.

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. (Zephaniah 3:17)

God’s voice first sings to us. The melody of His “LOVE” is “LOUD!” In the chorus of His love, God trains our ears to His voice. Your heartbeat gets accustomed to the frequency of His urgency, unction, and utterance. When you habitually bend your ear to Him every morning you will have no problem recognizing His voice in the darkness of evening. If you learn to dance when He sings and bend your life according to His guidance, you will have no trouble responding to His call in your pain.

Learn to daily follow, listen, and obey the “simple” whispers of God’s voice, for when we do, His voice will come like a trumpet in the moments of our difficulty.

Prayer and Confession
Holy Spirit I’m sorry for ignoring You about the smallest things. Awaken my sensitivity to Your whispers.

Further Reading: Jeremiah 32:1-11