The Creator Speaks
God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds(Hebrews 1:1, 2, NKJV)
Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Sabbath.
Before we open the lesson, I want you to imagine something.
Your phone rings.
You look at the screen.
Not a pastor.
Not a prophet.
Not a Bible verse you happened to read.
"GOD"
God Himself is calling.
Would you answer?
Most of us would probably say, “Of course!”
But here is the uncomfortable question:
If God really spoke to us today, would we actually listen?
Because this lesson begins with a subject that sounds familiar: “The Creator Speaks.”
We already know that God speaks.
We know about the prophets.
We have the Bible.
We have sermons, devotionals, Sabbath School lessons, books, podcasts, and Bible studies.
We are surrounded by messages about God.
And yet, there is a strange possibility:
We may know a great deal about what God has said while becoming less sensitive to what God is saying to us.
That changes how we should approach this lesson.
Genesis tells us that humanity began with something remarkable—not religion as we know it, but relationship.
God created us in His image.
Human beings were made for communion with their Creator.
Then Genesis 3 happens.
Sin enters.
And one of the first things we see is not simply that humanity broke a rule.
Humanity hid from God.
The relationship was damaged.
The One who had been welcomed was now feared.
And ever since, God has been reaching toward humanity.
Through prophets.
Through Scripture.
Through visions and messages.
Through circumstances.
And ultimately, as Hebrews tells us, through His Son.
God speaks because God wants relationship.
That means prophecy is not merely about predicting the future.
It is not primarily about identifying dates, beasts, kingdoms, or events.
Before we ask, “What does the prophet tell us about tomorrow?”
Perhaps we should ask:
“What is God trying to tell me today?”
And that question could make this quarter uncomfortable.
Because if God speaks, we have to decide what we will do with what He says.
We cannot keep treating God's voice like background noise.
We cannot admire the messenger while ignoring the message.
And we cannot congratulate ourselves because we belong to a church that believes in prophets while remaining deaf to the God who sent them.
So, as we begin this new quarter, don't approach “The Creator Speaks” as another lesson to complete.
Approach it as an invitation.
The Creator still speaks.
The question is not whether God has a message.
The question is whether we are listening.