Bible Society of South Africa
Riélle Heine

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

Who is God? (ii)

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

U-Eksodusi 3

2Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi kaJehova elangabini lomlilo livela phakathi kwesihlahla; wabuka, bheka, isihlahla savutha umlilo, kepha isihlahla asiphelanga nokho.

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U-Eksodusi 3

6Wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu kayihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe; uMose wasitha ubuso bakhe, ngokuba wesaba ukumbheka uNkulunkulu.”

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1 AmaKhosi 19

12emva kokuzamazama komhlaba ngumlilo; kepha uJehova wayengekho emlilweni; emva komlilo yizwi elincane elihashazayo. 13U-Eliya esezwile lokho wagubuzela ubuso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma, wema emnyango womhume. Bheka, kwafika kuye izwi, lathi: “Wenzani lapha, Eliya, na?”

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IzEnzo 9

5Wayesethi: “Ungubani, Nkosi?”

Yathi: “Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo wena;

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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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