GOD STILL SPEAKS TODAY

The Bible tells us that, and how, God spoke to people in the past, but does He still speak to people today?  The Bible is an ancient Book, so you might well ask what it has to do with us today.

Christians believe that the Bible is relevant to everyone today. What makes it relevant are these things, these truths.

First, The God of the Bible is the living God, and beside Him there is no other. God is not confined to the Bible because He was there even before the Bible was written. He was there at the beginning (Gen.1:1) before the universe was created, and He did not 'pass away' just after the last verse of the Bible was written.  He is still alive today and will be forevermore.  He not only spoke to people in the past but He wants to speak to people today.  And He does that through the pages of the Holy Scriptures.

Second, God is true.  Everything He does is true to Who He is, true to Himself.  He is consistent and reliable and unchangeable.  It follows then that everything God says is true.  So we can trust Him with our lives and circumstances. He will not mislead or deceive us with false information.  Indeed, he is Himself the standard of truth. So when Bible writers said that God spoke through them, that is exactly what was happening.  The Bible is true because God is true.  That means it is completely trustworthy.  Nowhere will it mislead us about anything, and certainly not about eternal and spiritual things.  It tells us the truth about how we should live to please God.

Third, God is King.  That means He is the sovereign God Who rules over all, including our lives.  He has the authority to demand of us what He wants and to expect our hearty obedience.  In the Bible God spoke with absolute authority; and He still speaks with the same authority.  He speaks to us as our Maker and King.  He claims our attention and demands our response.

So when we open our Bibles and start to read it, God speaks to our hearts.  We are willingly exposing ourselves to God's Voice, God's Word, God's message, to us.  And what He says to us could change our lives forever.  Indeed, that is what it is meant to do.