¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.³ AND GOD SAID,“Let there be light”; and there was light.

⁹ AND GOD SAID, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.”

¹¹ AND GOD SAID, “Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth.” And it was so.

¹⁴ AND GOD SAID, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, ¹⁵ and let them be lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.

²⁰ AND GOD SAID, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of the heavens.”

²⁴ AND GOD SAID, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

²⁶ THEN 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 birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” ²⁷ So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (From Genesis 1)

What do we hear in our minds when we read this passage? What sound, pitch, volume, intensity, intonation is speaking to us internally when reading this? Do we hear power, the tone of the One in charge? Do we hear love and tenderness in the Voice of the One who created us in His own Image?

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The Voice of the Lord.

³⁰ “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush. ³¹ When Moses saw it he wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to look, the Voice of the Lord came, ³² ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look. ³³ And the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. (Acts 7:30-33)

Are we bowed down and humbled inside before the God of our ancestors, the Holy One whose Presence we are with through His Word? Can we hear the Voice of His authority, the Voice of His Holiness? Are we in awe and trembling like Moses?

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The Voice of the Lord

¹⁶ And when Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on Him; ¹⁷ and lo, a Voice from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16-17)

Are we speechless before the Lord God and His Son? In God’s Voice do we hear tenderness, parental pride? Can we, also, hear the tinge of sadness that obedience here will lead to obedience on the cross?

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The Voice of the Lord

Hearing with awe,

Listening in humility,

Bowing to His Voice

In obedience and love.

(Sharon G. Tate blog 08/11/19) teacherforjesus.com Meditations on God’s Word