The Voice

Have you ever thought that your voice may be speaking louder than your words?  What am I talking about you ask?  Check this out -

 “The fact is, everyone's voice is distinct. Just as each fingerprint is uniquely yours, so is the human voice and speech pattern. We may not realize though that the quality of our voice speaks louder about who we are as it reveals certain aspects of our personality.” http://lloydluna.tigblog.org/post/16893

And this -  “Your voice can reveal many things about you. Just by listening to you people can discern your gender and age. They can also ferret out your true feelings by paying attention to the tone of your voice. You can choose the words that you want to say, but the tone of your voice can still reveal what you really feel.

Voice can also reveal things about your personality. It not only shows your level of confidence while you speak, but also reveals what kind of person you are. In a study, experts discovered that extroverts usually have a louder and faster tone while introverts have a softer and slower tone. They also discovered that people tend to like listening to a voice that sounds similar to theirs.”  http://watercoolerselling.com/cooler-talk/what- your-voice-reveals/

Maybe that is why I am fascinated by the TV show “The Voice”.  It is a singing competition with the twist that the judges sit in chairs that look like a turtle shell that wraps around them as they face backwards so they cannot see the contestant and only judge the audition on the basis of their voice.  When they hear a voice that stirs them, they turn to face the contestant.

Do you remember Susan Boyle?  She was a singing contestant on the British show Britain’s Got Talent.  She walked onto the stage and no one anticipated anything special to come from this unassuming middle aged woman whose hair had not been styled and wore a simple modest dress.  And then she began to sing “I Dreamed a Dream” and every jaw in the place dropped.  Her voice was angelic and powerful.  Her appearance was transcended by her voice.

I wonder if I do that with God?  I think of God being the Good Shepherd.  I think of Elijah hearing God’s voice as a whisper.  Maybe I make God way too small and tame and maybe like the people did not expect anything great from Susan I don’t really expect the miraculous from God. That got me thinking and wondering if God’s voice would cause me to turn?  Does God’s voice make people turn?

Job 37:4  After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.  5 God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.

And Job turned.

Exodus 19:16  On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.

And Moses turned.

Psalm 29:3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

And David turned.

There will be a day when God’s voice will be heard by all the earth.  John gives us a preview of that voice.

 Revelation 1:10-13 It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast.

And John turned.

God’s voice roars.  His voice thunders with majesty.  His voice thunders in marvelous ways. His voice resounds and holds nothing back.    His voice is like the sound of many waters.  His voice is powerful.  His voice breaks the mighty. His voice divides.  His voice shakes the earth. One day, like John, we will all hear His voice.  Not His still small voice.  Not His loving Shepherd’s voice, but His irresistible powerful voice that is like a trumpet blast summoning all mankind, the great and the small, the rich and the poor, to behold the Lion of Judah and the Captain of the Host.  We will all turn at the sound of His voice and fall to our knees in awe and worship our conquering King. 

And mankind will turn.