Numbers 6-9: Last week I wrote about how Numbers is a book about getting organized as God’s people were preparing to move forward. In today’s reading they completed preparations for the Tabernacle and gave their sacrifices by family groups. in the end after all of the animals were sacrificed, all of the gifts given, and all of the outward worship done, Moses went inside to the most holy place, and chapter 7 says,

89 “And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him.”

Can’t you just imagine as the glory of the Lord filled that place to be Moses hearing the voice of God? I wonder if the hair on his arms stood straight up. I can assure you there were definitely goose bumps, or God bumps as the case may be. I wonder if he fell flat on his face right there. I know his heart must have been just so relieved, the project was finally complete. Now he was in the presence of God as God had told him He would be.

As awesome as it is to ponder that moment, I am equally as amazed at the fact and maybe even more so that God would truly speak to me. Through the power of the Holy Spirit that took up residence in us when we prayed to receive Christ the Spirit now lives in us. The Bible tells us that we can and will hear the Spirit speak to us telling us where to go. He will speak what He hears the Father speak and He will teach us His ways.

I know there has been much on social media and television lately about people being mentally ill that think they hear God speaking to them, but people who are not of the the Spirit can’t understand the things of the Spirit. They can’t hear His voice because they are not His. That sounds proud or even braggadocios but it is not meant that way. the Bible makes it clear that if you do not have His Spirit you can’t understand Spirit driven things. But be assured my friend, He says His sheep hear His voice and they obey.

What Moses knew by his Tabernacle experience, we know by heart. We too hear His voice and we obey.