The Lord’s insight. The Lord never speaks a Word that someone doesn’t hear.
Proverbs 1:20: “Wisdom calls aloud outside; she raises her voice in the open squares. She cries out in the chief concourses, at the opening of the gates in the city she speaks her words.”
My car has a touch screen with many features, more than I am aware of. One day my finger touched a part of the screen that turned on the car radio. I didn’t even know the car had a radio. I can’t remember the last time I tuned in to my favorite radio station. I listen to music that I play from my phone playlist.
When the radio started playing, I was confused. I didn’t know how to turn it off because I didn’t know how I turned it on. I finally figured it out. I know what not to do now. But the radio is always there. It is always playing. I just don’t turn it on, and I don’t tune to its channels.
Jesus and the Word of God are like that radio. Jesus is always set to the on position. He is always speaking. He is on every channel except the one you choose not to tune in to. I know hearing the Lord is important but what about people who do not know He is even there? How does He get their attention?
I asked myself one day, to whom is Jesus speaking when He speaks? And when He sends out His wisdom, to whom is it intended? Proverbs 1:20 tells us that the Wisdom of God calls out aloud outside. She speaks loudly. Wisdom is everywhere because the Word of God is the wisdom and insight we need to live by. Wisdom is important to us; it helps to keep us from living foolishly.
If a tree falls in a forest with no one around, does it make a sound? Well, the answer is yes and no. The tree produces the qualities of sound, but that sound is not realized because there is no one there to hear it. Sound that is not heard is not sound.
The Word of God and Wisdom are not like that. The Word of God and the Wisdom of God are real just as God is real. They do not need the validation of man. But man needs the truth of the Word of God and the Wisdom of God to realize how to live smartly.
The Lord speaks to us daily and constantly. Some of us will hear and many will not. The radio program that I didn’t know existed was being played for anyone who tuned in to hear. To whom then is Jesus speaking to when He talks? To whom then is wisdom crying out? This is what I have learned:
- Jesus is always speaking to those who think they know Him, but they do not. They are the unsmart.
- He is speaking to those who want to know Him but are unsure of how to do that. They are the unlearned.
- He is speaking to those who do not know that they need to know Him. They are the unaware.
- He is speaking to those who know Him and want to know Him better. They are the wise ones.
I imagine He is speaking to everyone. When Jesus and His Wisdom speaks someone always hears Him. His Words never fall unheard. If we cannot find the place where He is speaking, He finds the place where we are listening. He makes Himself known to us in the place where we are or where He is. We should be grateful for that.
You don’t have to press the wrong button to find Him. The Lord is always speaking to you, always. If you want to hear Him, He will find and press your button to turn on your desire for His Word and for His wisdom. The Lord never speaks a Word that someone does not hear. Pray you are that someone.
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