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The Characteristics of God's Voice

When we say that we have heard God’s voice, Who specifically did we hear? In the Trinity, there are three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. While they are One, their voices are described as being distinctly different.

In John 12, when Father spoke to Jesus, some in the crowd described the sound like that of thunder (John 12:29). When John was at Father’s throne, he heard thunder coming from the throne (Revelations 4:5). Thunder has the quality and ability to shake most anything. The low sound frequency is omni-directional—it goes anywhere and everywhere, like water when flooding a house.

Jesus appeared to John while he was in a vision. Jesus spoke, and John described the sound of His voice as like a trumpet and like the sound of rushing waters (Revelation 1:10, 15). To John, His voice sounded “like a trumpet” because it was very loud, it was very strong, it had a brilliant tone, and could be heard over any other sound (a trumpet is said to be the only instrument that can be heard over all the other instruments in an orchestra, for example). Combined with sounding like a trumpet, John heard the qualities of rushing waters. Standing near the bottom of a large waterfall, like Niagara Falls, is a perfect place to hear rushing waters—a roaring, thunderous sound.

While there are no direct descriptions of the characteristics of the Holy Spirit’s voice, wherever He is quoted, the verbs “says” or “said” are most often used (for example: Acts 10:19, 13:2, 21:11), thus indicating a conversational tone, quality, and volume. The voice of the Holy Spirit is the quietest and softest of the Trinity and it is the Holy Spirit that speaks to us most frequently. The Holy Spirit repeats to us those things that the Father tells Him (John 16:13). Good thing! Can you imagine constantly hearing a voice that is loud and thunderous!

To my knowledge, I have never heard the Father’s voice, yet. Nor have I heard the voice of Jesus, yet. I have heard the voice of the Holy Spirit many, many times. To me, His voice is soft, yet compelling. Gentle, yet strong. Loving, yet firm. Not overpowering, yet commanding.

His voice seems to come from the center of my being, the area of my heart and then fills my entire being. At times, His voice is so soft and quiet that I have to ask Him to repeat Himself. At other times—times of great urgency or importance—His voice is so strong and powerful that I immediately find myself physically frozen in whatever position I happen to be in at that moment.

Aside from where His voice seems to come from, to me personally, the most outstanding characteristic of the Holy Spirit’s voice is that His words contain power. His words are not empty like “small talk”. He may tell me to do something or give me a message to share, but either way, I know that when I obey His voice, it’s the power in His words that makes things happen.

Hearing the voice of God, be it Father’s thunderous voice, Jesus’ roaring, brilliant voice, or the Holy Spirit’s gentle voice, is one of the most exciting and wondrous events of this life on earth.

It is my prayer for you that Father will continue to help you to hear His voice, and more and more frequently.

With God’s grace and in His peace,

Gary

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