Whose voice is that?

Have you ever heard a voice and know that you recognize it but can’t quite put the voice to the face?

Every now and again, we will sit down to watch an animated movie and hear a voice and know that we recognize it but we can’t quite remember who the voice belongs to.

Or, if you are a fan of the TV show, The Masked Singer, you know the whole premise is to get you to guess whose voice is behind the mask.

Those situations can drive us a little crazy as we struggle to connect the voice to a name.

It is a minor frustration when it is a celebrity, it is tragic when the voice we can’t quite place is the voice of God.

David tells us how we recognize God’s voice in Psalm 29.

A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth and strips the forests bare, and in his temple all cry, "Glory!" (Psalm 29:1-9 ESV)

The world around us isn’t able to discern the voice of God.

The voice of God created the heavens and the earth and is sovereign over the waters but the world refuses to believe it.

The voice of God is full of power and majesty but the world refuses to hear it.

The voice of God will one day bring judgment, like the breaking of cedars and the flashing forth of fire. Only then will the voice of God be heard by those who refuse to hear it.

But for us, we hear the voice of God.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27 ESV)

The voice of God which breaks the cedars, thunders from heaven, and flashes forth like fire is the voice that calls us, his people, like a shepherd calling the sheep.

Keep safe, be well, and stay encouraged.

Brian