As our 3rd week of language school comes to a close, I find myself thinking about communication. Communication, in its numerous forms, permeates much of our lives. Talking, reading, singing, listening, praying, body language, TV, movies, music – just a few forms of communication that fill up our days. Truly, we are communicative beings.
Of course, this only makes sense as we have been created in the image of the Communicative Being. As the author of Hebrews points out, God, the powerful Creator & rightful Owner of the vast universe, has spoken to us. From the very beginning of time, God has intimately & creatively communicated with the people He loves, using a number of means to get His messages across: dreams, visions, angels, prophets, apostles, direct revelation, a floating hand and even animals. Even more amazing is the reality that God has also spoken to us in the Person of His Son, Jesus, the God-Man. During His earthly ministry, Jesus Himself equated hearing the voice of God the Father with believing in & knowing God the Son (see John 5:37-40). Jesus reminds us that the purpose of God’s communication is more than simply the transfer of raw information. Instead, God is concerned with relationships. He knows us & wants us to know Him. So, He tells & shows us what He is like, in His Word & through His Son.