Numbers 7:89 “Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, 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, so He spoke to him.”

Can you just picture this? Moses goes into the Holy of Holies and talks to God! That must have been amazing! But also sad! Because He only spoke to Moses! The other people didn’t hear His voice. Moses told them what He said.

We have the privilege today to help our children hear God’s voice directly. Now, I don’t mean they will hear His audible voice like Moses did. But we can show them through prayer and reading of His Word how to hear Him. God is just as eager to talk to us as He was to talk to Moses – maybe more.

How do we hear Him? Well, we have to stop talking! We have to listen. My wife accuses me sometimes of having “selective hearing.” If we are watching something on TV, I literally have to pause or mute the TV and turn to her to listen to what she is saying. I could hear her with the TV blaring, but I would not be listening. So, we must teach our kids to get quiet and listen.

We also have to teach them to ask God to speak to them. One of my favorite songs our choir sings is “Speak Lord.” I literally cry singing that song because I so desire to hear His voice. I pray most days that He will speak to me and give me direction for the day. When I stop to listen (really listen) He does that. If I am open to His guidance He will lead me.

Hush! Did you hear that? Did you hear the Master? He is speaking!