The Holy Spirit: The Voice of the Lord
The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is 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, yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness. And in His temple everyone says, ‘Glory!’ Psalm 29:3-5, 7, 9
The Holy Spirit speaks to people in many ways; He speaks through inner urges, through prophets and through miracles. The Holy Spirit speaks through the Scriptures. But constantly He speaks through the natural world, because the heavens and stars speak for Him (Psalm 19:1-6). A powerful hurricane may be God’s voice of judgment, or a powerful storm may be His classroom to teach you spiritual lessons. You may be facing financial storms, vocational storms, family storms or the storms of temptation. When the Holy Spirit allows troubling storms in your life, the storms can be the Voice of the Lord.
Holy Spirit, make me listen to Your voice in the rain and in the storms of life. Help me become sensitive to Your message; then help me do what You command.
The Holy Spirit speaks to you through intermediate agencies of tornadoes and floods. You don’t know what trouble is heading your way, but the Spirit knows. You need to stay close to Him. He can prepare you for the coming storms, just as He can take care of you in the storms; and He can lead you out of the storms. He can make you victorious in spite of the storms. So when the winds begin to blow, don’t struggle; listen for the Voice of the Lord.
Holy Spirit, I don’t want storms in my life; but if they must come, I’d rather have a stormy day with You than a calm day without You. Amen.
The Holy Spirit can speak to you through storms.
