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Riélle Heine

God of love, hope, grace and peace – Day 10

Who is God? (ii)

Bible text(s)

Exodus 3

2There the angel of the LORD appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but that it was not burning up.

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Exodus 3

6I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

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1 Kings 19

12After the earthquake, there was a fire — but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the soft whisper of a voice.

13When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. A voice said to him, “Elijah, what are you doing here?”

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Acts 9

5“Who are you, Lord?” he asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you persecute,” the voice said.

God is the one who, through the ages, reveals himself to man. One of the consequences of the fall is we, the created, have lost our natural desire to seek out our creator. Another is that we are not always attuned to God’s voice and we cannot recognise it clearly.

There are many examples:

From the burning bush, God calls to Moses and introduces himself, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” (Exodus 3:6)

In 1 Kings 19:12-13, we read, “And after the fire came a gentle whisper … Then a voice said to him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’”

On his way to persecute Christians in Damascus, God shone a bright light on Saul and spoke to him, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” (Acts 9:5)

God is the one who continues to reveal himself every day to his children. Sometimes, he does it dramatically and with a significant impact on your life. At other times, he reveals himself through small and day-to-day things.

Do we hear him? Do we recognise his voice?

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