Another important aspect of spiritual growth is communication between us and the kingdom of God. The Bible makes it very clear how God speaks to us in this day and age and we need to be open to every one of these means of communication.
In acts Ch 2:17: “And it shall be in the last days”, God says, “That I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all mankind; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. And your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.”
This speaks of three ways that God speaks to men. The first of these was prophesy. Prophesy is when God speaks through people. What people? It could be a pastor, priest or minister; it could be a member of your family or a total stranger. If your spiritual man is listening, he will hear it and know where it is coming from.
The second is visions. I think they are quite common but spiritually we are blind so we don’t see them or recognize them for what they are. Often we just think that was my imagination.
Thirdly are dreams. We all dream even if we are not aware or do not remember it. I have had many wonderful dreams from God; some of them warned me of things to watch out for, others brought me healing, still others set me free from things that bound me.
God speaks to us through His son Jesus.
Hebrews Ch 1:1-2: God after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world.
God speaks through the Bible. This is God’s book to the world, where He has hidden many treasures if anyone wants to search for them; many of the things that Jesus spoke in the past are recorded there.
God speaks to us through Christ in us, the hope of glory; the living word that is written in our hearts and minds. We have no excuse for not hearing God.
As spiritual people we should be learning to hear from God in all these ways. One very important thought I want to leave with you. We can have the dream, the vision, the bible, the prophetic word and Christ in us and not be able to interpret the message properly. tThe natural mind cannot understand the things of God and thinks them foolish.
Thank God when we function as spiritual men and women we can understand and interpret all these things properly.