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God communicates through the miraculous. There are great miracles like Jesus’ resurrection
and seemingly small miracles like a baby’s birth. As you begin to recognize the everyday
miracles of God all around you, you will recognize how he speaks to you through them.
• 1 K I NG S 3 :5 | That night the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “What
do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!”
• DA NI E L 7 :1 | Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon, Daniel
had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is
what he saw.
• A C T S 1 0 :3 | One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel
of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.
God communicates through dreams and visions. These may not be part of your everyday
experience, but the Bible clearly shows that God will do whatever he needs to get your
specific attention.
• L U K E 1 :1 1 | While Zechariah was in the sanctuary, an angel of the Lord appeared to him.
• A C T S 8 :2 6 | As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south down the desert
road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
• 1 SA MU E L 3 :8 -9 | So the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went
to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling
the boy. So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say,
‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.’ ”
• ISAIAH 45:2, 4 | This is what the Lord says: “I will go before you, Cyrus. . . . And why have
I called you for this work? Why did I call you by name when you did not know me? It is for
the sake of . . . Israel my chosen one.”
• A C T S 2 3 :1 8 | So the officer did, explaining, “Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked
me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
God communicates with you through other people. Most of the time he uses godly people
to give you spiritual advice and help you mature in your faith. Sometimes he even uses
people who don’t know him to unwittingly communicate his truth to you.
How can I know when God is speaking to me?
• J O H N 1 0 :2 7 | “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”
• J O H N 1 4 :2 1 | “Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who
love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and
reveal myself to each of them.”
The best way to be certain of God’s voice is to know God. If you don’t know God, how can
you recognize his voice?
• MA R K 1 :3 5 | Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated
place to pray.
• PSA L M 4 6 :1 0 | Be still, and know that I am God!
Prayer is talking to God and building a relationship with him. Good conversation also
includes listening—allowing God to speak to you. Only when you hear God can he make
his wisdom and resources available to you. When you pray, take time to listen to him. You
will learn to recognize the distinction between your own ideas and the prompting of an
idea from him.
• H E B R E W S 4 :1 2 | For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest
two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes
our innermost thoughts and desires.
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God communicates through his angels. Perhaps you have never seen angels, but you have
likely seen evidence of their work. Angels are a clear part of biblical teaching. They are all
around the earth and they are near you.
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• R E VE L AT I O N 1 :1 | This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his
servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation
to his servant John.