Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Voice


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"Thus says the LORD: Again there shall be heard in this place- of which you say, "It is desolate, without man and without beast"- in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate without man and without inhabitant and without beast,
the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:
"Praise the LORD of hosts,
 For the Lord is good,
 For His mercy endures forever"-
and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first," says the LORD.
                                                                                        Jer. 33:10-11

In these verses from Jeremiah, the LORD is talking about a devastated nation- a nation which once teamed with life is now empty and desolate. Whether that nation is our nation, or another, or even the individual who is living the barrenness of a life separated from the knowledge of God, the LORD is speaking a promise and a comfort.
There is a sound of voices speaking over and through that land. Even in the place where seemingly all life has departed, these voices shout out over the land, over the soul, over the heart.
It is the voice of joy and gladness: this voice leaps and exults. This voice is an oil that is used at banquets, even wedding banquets.
It is the voice of the bridegroom and the bride together, for one cannot be separated from the other. The voice of the bridegroom is like a newborn child, circumcised into covenant (Ex. 4:25-26). The bridegroom's covenant is with his bride. The newborn's covenant is with God The marriage feast and the circumcision feast are very much alike.
The voice of the bride is the exulting voice of one being made complete, being made perfect, according to the Hebrew word meaning. The word for bride also includes the meaning of one being crowned, or wearing a crown. We see the relationship of Jesus and His Bride, the Church, in these voices.
Over this barren and empty land is heard the voice of praise-both the Hebrew words yadah and towdah. These words for praise mean to give thanks, to confess God's Name, to confess one's sin. They mean to throw or cast like arrows, and come from the root word meaning "hand", God's hand.
They especially mean the expression of thanksgiving, in word and song, and in worship. Thanksgiving expressed by sacrificial offerings and gifts to God.
Regardless of the barrenness of our hearts, and our circumstances, the sound of voices can be heard. These voices come from the Spirit of God, and from the spirit of men's hearts filled with the knowledge of God, with the knowledge of His love, and His will.
Let these voices spread across the land, and let them spread across the hearts of men.

Our Father has a voice.

"The Sound of our Voice"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-G3BKecJZ8

"I Can Hear Your Voice"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88fbQtA1kJw



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