Treasure Table | Does God Still Speak?
Welcome to the Treasure Table for Cozy Coffee Contemplations with Stella.
This is simply a place to pause for a few minutes, reflect on Scripture, and notice what God may be unfolding in our lives.
Today I want to reflect on a question many Christians have wondered about at some point.
Does God still speak?”
Different parts of the body of Christ answer that question in different ways.
Some communities are very comfortable talking about prophetic impressions or encounters. Other traditions are more cautious and tend to focus primarily on Scripture.
That caution, honestly, often comes from a good place — a deep respect for the Word of God and a deep desire to present Him well.
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Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 5:19–21 (NASB)
19 Do not quench the Spirit;
20 do not despise prophetic utterances.
21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;
That protects us from two extremes.
One extreme believes everything.
The other rejects everything.
Scripture invites us to walk the middle path — staying open to God while also staying anchored in His Word.
One of the beautiful gifts of the New Covenant is that believers are not powerless.
We can test things. We can compare what we hear with Scripture. We are free to choose to align with something or simply release it. Not every word spoken over someone becomes their assignment.
When God does speak, the meaning can unfold slowly. Joseph had dreams when he was young. The dreams took many years to come to pass.
Joseph’s story is found in the chapters of Genesis 37–50.
The dreams were real.
Understanding came later.
About twenty years ago I had an experience I did not understand at the time.
I was wide awake with my husband next to me. Suddenly I was seeing something completely different. He was unaware.
It was like I was pulled into it. (Later, I learned that is called an open vision.)
It was dusk. I saw people walking by me. As darkness fell, I could see a glow shining within each person. The darker it became, the more clearly their light shined.
At first there were only a few. Then more.
All of a sudden there were countless lights boarding a flowing train that shone like it was made of silvery light.
It was moving upward, yet there were no tracks that I could see.
Stranger still, the train never stopped moving... yet people were boarding...
At the time, I did not understand what I was seeing. As I watched those lights boarding the train… I had this quiet sense that somehow what I was called to do would touch all of them.
I did not understand what that meant. Honestly, I still do not fully understand it now. That moment stayed with me. Through many years.Through seasons that were beautiful… and seasons that were incredibly painful.
There is a phrase people use called “the messy middle.” The part of the journey where you do not yet see how the pieces fit together.
For me, there were many times in that messy middle when it would have been easier to stop. Yet that moment became a quiet reminder to keep taking the next step.
When people ask the question, “Does God still speak?”
The answer shows up in the way a single moment with God gives you the courage to keep walking through the long middle of the story.
There is a quiet question to consider today:
Has there ever been a moment in your life where you sensed God might be speaking?
if so… How are you engaging with it today?”
“Thanks for sharing a few minutes at the Treasure Table with me.
I’ll see you next time for another Cozy Coffee Contemplation.