A pastor friend of mine called the other day. He was relating to me how the Lord protected him and his family during a recent tornado. He took his family into the hall of the house and there he prayed for the Lord's protection, quoted scriptures and encouraged his family by reminding them of what God had said in His Word. Then he made a statement that leaped out at me. He said-- "he was the voice in the house" during the storm. He was the one voice for them all that called out to God above the storm, above the fear and above the situation that was taking place around them.
There has to be a "voice in the house" when we are going through difficulties. There has to be a voice to remind us of God's goodness, faithfulness and promises. There has to be a voice to encourage us. Some one has to proclaim and say what the Lord says. Someone has to lift up their voice in praise. Someone has to quote the scriptures to the circumstances. Someone has to cry out to and call upon the Lord. We can't be quiet.
Our own nation's history has taught us that there has to be a voice for things to change or to make things happen. Behind every worthy cause there has been a voice. The Founding Fathers had a voice against the King of England in order to bring about our independence. The Civil Rights movement had a voice in its leaders to bring about equality for all men and women. The Bible records that God sent a voice, Moses, to Pharaoh to let His people go. God used a voice/shout to bring down the walls of Jericho. God sent a voice in John the Baptist to prepare the way of the coming Messiah. In the end of time the Spirit and the bride lift up their voices with an invitation to come and take of the water of life freely.
We can't keep quiet when the storm is raging, when the enemy is fighting, when sickness is attacking, when the fire is burning, when the lions are roaring, when the situation looks hopeless. We must BE the voice in the house and call out to God, praise Him, declare His goodness and speak His word.
But we can't be the same kind of voice as Eve who carried on a conversation with the enemy. We must follow the example of Jesus who "voiced" to the devil in the wilderness-- "It is written". Jesus was the voice in the boat-- "Peace Be Still!". Jesus had a voice at the cross that secured our salvation-- "It is finished!" Be the voice in your home. Be the voice which speaks to the situation. Be the voice that speaks life, freedom and victory. Don't stay quiet. Speak to those things. Open your mouth, the word of faith is in it. Call those things that are not as though they are. Speak to that mountain. Be not silent.
Have a great day. Is there a voice in the house?
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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell
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