God is separate and distinct from His creation, yet He speaks to us through it. “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard” (Psalm 19:1-3 KJV). Someone views a scenic panorama and another asks, “What does it say to you?” Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), standing on a steamer trunk floating in the middle of the ocean, in front of an enormous moon rising on the horizon, semi-deliriously remarked, “Dear God, whose name I do not know — thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG [you are]… thank you. Thank you for my life.” In that scene, John Patrick Shanley’s cinematic parable on mortality communicated what he heard God say about God’s vastness. Can we say nay?
God Speaks to Us
Voice of the Good Shepherd
I was always taught that the Voice of the Good Shepherd was simply listening to the Word of God to direct me. But, I didn’t think God was audibly speaking to me. I still don’t think He has to audibly speak to me, but He can. The important point is listening for His voice. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27 KJV). God does not need sound waves to carry His voice. If it comes from God, it will not contradict His Word. It may sound basic, but we should not stumble, if someone tells us, “God said this to me.” We are His sheep, aren’t we?
How God Talks to Ordinary People
In 2006, Bruce Van Natta was saved by two angels (23:21) from being cut in half by a logging truck, which fell off its temporary supporting jack. Surviving surgery and the loss of the majority of his intestines — only to be restored by prayer — Bruce believes in miracles (Kindle book). More significantly, Bruce believes God talks to ordinary people like you and me, but we don’t realize it because we are not listening. His book particularly discusses how God talks to us — and, not just through Scripture. “God, who at sundry times and in divers [many] manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:1-2 KJV).
We Need A Miracle 