The first thing that grabbed John's attention about Jesus was "the voice." "On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet"(Revelation 1:10)" Then he reacted to that voice. "I turned and around to see the voice..."(Revelation 1:12).
The voice of Jesus caught John's attention though at the moment he heard it he may not have realized whose voice it was. "A loud voice like a trumpet" would certainly attracts my attention.
In John's day, a trumpet was usually used for some type of signal or announcement. The king arrives and a trumpet or trumpets sound. The army attacks or retreats and the trumpet blares out the appropriate signal.
In John's case maybe the trumpeting voice was doing both. This certainly announced the presence of The King of Kings! Jesus was right there and that fact needed to be brought to John's attention. Turn around, John, and look who it is that the trumpet is announcing. It is Jesus, your king!
So many of us respond to the voice of Jesus in so many different ways. However, no one responds with indifference. Some come to Jesus at the sound of His voice and some run away from Him.
The writer of Hebrews, quoting from the Psalmist, David, says "Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts" (Hebrews 4:7). You see, some reject Jesus when they hear His voice.
Jesus said that there will come a time "when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of Man and those who hear will live" (John 5:25).
A voice that brings life to some and breeds rejection and hearts of stone in others.
I pray that I may hear and have life.
Be Strong and Courageous,
L.T.
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