Voices…we listen to them everyday. We hear what people say, we hear what God says, we hear what the media tells us, we read books and billboards, voices are everywhere. We cannot escape voices. Loud voices, quiet voices, spoken voices, written voices, social media voices, still small voices. Everyone is talking and everyone has something to say.

Do you know why this is a good thing? God gave us a voice and He did not just give men a voice, He did not just give women a voice, He gave all of creation a voice. Birds sing, geese trumpet, ducks quack, turkeys gobble, bears growl and dogs bark. Trees clap their hands, winds blow, waves crash and fires crackle. Everything that is created has a voice.

Our voice is our ability to utter sounds that communicate messages. Nobodies voice is unnecessary, but not everyone’s voice is beneficial. How we use the greatest gift God gave all of creation, which is our voice, is of the utmost importance. Only you know how you use your voice, because only you are with you 24 hours a day.

Abagail is a woman in 1 Samuel 25 who used her voice to bless king David, so much so it says, “David received from her hand what she had brought him. And he said to her, Go up in peace to your house. See, I have obeyed your voice, and I have granted your petition.” The king of Israel listened to her voice and did what she said. She added value to the kings life and he knew it and obeyed it.

My dad told me years ago, whatever you do Lisa, don’t lose your voice. He saw something coming in my life I did not see and I lost my voice for a season. That season was very dark for me, but God has restored my voice and I will never lose it again. Our voice is a gift from God, may we use it to be a blessing to others, to build up others, to add value to others. You have a voice, use it for the glory of God and never lose it, just like my dad said.