Opus 2025-332: Methods of Communication

How does god speak to us?  I remember reading an article online about how God speaks, and it went into levels beyond just the fact that we read our Bibles and God talks to us through that.  My mind continues on that suggested path.  God speaks to us in many ways.  God uses his inspiration and revelation to get across to us great truths, and to be honest, small truths.

Let me give you an example of the kind of nonsense that this can lead to.

If we were walking through the forest and I was examining the ground as we walked, and suddenly I stopped staring at a specific spot, and then I turned you in says, “An owl has been here.”  How would I know that?  What type of inspiration would bring this bit of truth to me?

You could suggest that I heard the voice of God, speaking to me, and God said, “There was an owl here.”  You might assume that the Holy Spirit had brought to mind a scripture that talked about owls in the forest, and specifically noted the place that we were at.  You could accuse me of making it up.  You could come up with all kinds of ways in which I might make that announcement.  Each one of them could be considered a way in which truth has been communicated with me.

So, if we stretch this to the point of ridiculous and talk about me being inspired to announce truth, how did I know an owl had been here?  It’s a matter of taking facts that I know, thinking, and applying it to the reality around me.  I see an object on the ground.  I take a closer look.  I recognize the bundle of refuse as owl pellets that has been deposited there by an owl.  If I had enough facts in reserve, if I paid attention in my biology class, if I’ve been looking through the encyclopedia, and remember the pictures, I might tell you exactly what kind of owl dropped this.  It wouldn’t be what we would consider classical inspiration or revelation.  It would be a matter of taking truth that I knew, and using my mind, and my reason to come to a conclusion.  I would accept that as one form of God, speaking to me, or being aware of the revelation of God.

I know that stretches things a bit and takes the absurd and tries to make it divine but you get the point.  God speaks to us in many ways, and He uses the fact that we are created in His image to communicate to us through our natural facilities.

An inspiring thought.

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