Can you hear the sound of the Lord in the midst of us? Can you discern His distinct voice among all the other voices? Are you able to tune your heart to the frequency of His sound, to the reality of His voice? Individually and corporately, we tend to be one volume people.

Churches tend to have one volume. For some churches it is the roar of the lion of the tribe of Judah, for others it is the resting dove who is gently cooing. Both are the sound of God, but He is never just one volume, never just one sound. We can miss so much because of our preferences, proclivities or even personalities.

Psalm 32 says, “You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.” Some people will miss God’s deliverance today because they are not used to the shout of deliverance. It is not their preferred way of deliverance. This is not the only way God delivers people, but the Bible says it is one way.

1 Kings 19 says, ““Go out and stand on the mount before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.”

In some churches today, there is going to be a still small voice, a whisper in the midst of the noise, it will not be a shout, it will not be loud, but it will be God. It will not be hype or emotional, but it is 100% God.

No matter if you worship with the roar of the lion of Judah or if the resting dove enters the room, listen for the voice of the one that calls you by name. It may come with a shout of deliverance or it may come in a still small voice. It is our God who wants to speak to His people and have them hear Him.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 “1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen.”