The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Hosea 12:10,
"I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them."
As the Lord brings his indictment against Israel and tells of his pending judgment of the nation, he notes that he has communicated with his people. He has given them fair warning. Although it is in a somber context, it is nevertheless fascinating to note how our Creator has communicated to people.
God is a communicator. As we have been made in the image of our Creator we are communicators as well. A strong desire felt by many is the need to talk to God about concerns, about fears, about heartfelt thankfulness felt over some blessing, about sins committed with a need to confess.
God speaks to us as well. He has sent his prophets in the contexts of both specific circumstances, as with Hosea and the nation of Israel, as well as in a universal context, to all mankind, as in the gospels and the book of Revelation. The very idea of communication from our Creator is one that I find astonishing. To think that the One who created all that exists should speak to us - it is fascinating!
Peter tells us, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21. Over a period of 1,400 years, more than 40 prophets produced what we have in our sixty-six books of communication from our Creator.
What does he have to say to us? Is there anything in this life more fascinating than this?!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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