Thoughts revealed...

This morning I was reading in the Old Testament book of Amos. It's rather intense prophetic writing, dealing with complex issues such as materialism and morality, war crimes and injustices. But buried deep in the writings of the prophet is a little verse that contains three central truths about the God of the universe.

Amos 4: 13 
He who forms the mountains, creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man; He who turns dawn to darkness and treads the high places of the earth, the Lord Almighty is His name.

Firstly, we see that our God, the God the world will remember this Christmas, is the Creator of all things. He formed the mountains, He makes the wind, and everything else that exists - everything good, that is. He paints the dramatic colours of the sunsets and the subtle beauty of the dawn.

Secondly, He is omnipresent. That means He is present everywhere at all times, even on the highest heights, where no human foot has walked or ever will. No matter where we go, we can never go beyond the reach of His presence. (Psalm 139: 1 - 12)

And thirdly, He speaks to us. This amazing God, who created everything that exists, actually chooses to reveal His deepest thoughts to human beings. His way of thinking may be far above ours (see Romans 11: 34 or Isaiah 55: 8 - 9) but He is not beyond us. He chooses to reach out to us and He will reveal even His most confidential secrets to those who respect Him. (Psalm 25:14)

We cannot see the wind, but we are aware of its presence; we can feel it and we see what it does. God wants us not only to feel His presence and see what He does; He also wants us to come close enough for Him to reveal His thoughts to us. Let's make time for listening to God this coming Christmas season.