By far the most important topic in the series so far, at least for me. Its hard to put a finger on it...in a nutshell, I feel I really needed to hear this, to know it.
The fact that God speaks is treated so casually in the Bible...as if I was somehow meant to know that He does!!! Repeatedly! Incessantly even!! Its as natural as He is. He is, therefore He speaks. And in every single way possible. From the thunder and lightening and earthquakes of Sinai, to Elijah's still small voice, from the plagues of Egypt, to a lunch dinner with Abraham. God speaks. All the time. If the heavens, even the highest heavens declare His goodness, and the raging oceans his glory, if the stars shout his praises, then Gods actions are so loud its a wonder we can hear the voices of doubt and fear and disbelief.
Jehovah speaks, Jehovah hears...
The WRAPS quiet time is very encouraging. I must confess mine is not even nearly alike, but perhaps that is something I will listen out for in the next class; the others may have interesting ways of having a high-impact quiet time. I read the Bible chapter that accompanies Spurgeon's devotions every morning (OK most mornings:-)) and I'm currently fighting to have a 15min prayer time every evening. When it works, it works perfectly. When it doesn't, it all falls apart, particularly when I am having a major issue at work.
But since the essence of a quiet time is intimacy with God, them I'm sure He will help. After all,
Jehovah sees, Jehovah knows
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