That little voice

Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.  You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, And the ornament of your moulded images of gold. You will throw them away as an unclean thing; You will say to them, "Get away!" – Isaiah 30v21,22

This is just a neat little titbit to think about. You know that little voice that you hear when you are in a situation where you are not sure what to do? You know, the voice that says ‘Go this way’?

I often ‘wish’ that there was a more Biblical explanation for that little voice. Is it the Holy Spirit? Is it my conscience?

I don’t know for sure, but here Isaiah speaks to the people about what to do when faced with opposition and living in a world that does not follow God but instead is full of false gods and idolatry.

‘When you wander from the path you are supposed to be on you will hear a word behind you saying ‘This is the right way, follow it.’ If we follow that we are going to cast off all the worldly coverings that we are drawn to and say to them ‘Get away from me!’

Now, don’t go about basing your decisions on voices in your head - that could get you in big trouble. I think though that folks who are trying to follow the Lord know the voice I am talking about. We know and we know it is the right thing to do. The problem is doing it.