Voices and Discernment in an Age of Noise
- KenbrianPhos
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Voices have a unique attribute, in that they have a capacity to uncover identity, trigger memory, evoke emotion, stir curiosity, arouse wonder, and many more beautiful things besides.
That’s why a baritone voice would cause heads to turn; it somehow commands authority. A melodious, feminine voice would cause heads to turn because it invokes intrigue; the hearers seek to see to whom it belongs, believing she must be beautiful.
It is the foundation upon which many fairy tales have stood since antiquity; the conditioning most of us received as kids; the princess that sings melodiously has mostly been portrayed to be beautiful.
The movies have also tapped into the benefits of voices and carefully select individuals with distinct voices to take on different roles.
However, this is not the reason for this piece.
1 Corinthians 14:10 (KJV)There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
There are many kinds of voices in the universe, and as the Scripture says, “none is without signification.”
This world has its voices; voices eight billion strong, each seeking to be heard. Then there are the other voices, those not native to this world, not of this realm but seeking to be heard all the same, especially in this realm.
The Scripture is replete with voices in the heavens and voices on the earth. But the matter at hand is not just the voices but what they say, to whom are they speaking, are they understood, of what consequences are the tidings they bear.
Whatever the case, these voices must first and foremost be understood.
The reality of today’s world is that voices come from:
Divine
human
cultural
demonic
cosmic and
algorithmic sources
Which of these are you listening to, which is shaping your lived reality?
Truth is, after the visual, the auditory is the next most important gateway to the human mind.
John 10:4 (KJV)And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
If voices possess signification, then discernment becomes a necessity, not a luxury. For if none is without meaning, then none is neutral. Every voice carries intention. Every tone bears direction. Every whisper plants a seed.
Some voices instruct.
Some distort.
Some comfort.
Some command.
Some seduce subtly.
Yet all seek entry.
The tragedy of this age is the scarcity of discernment and not the abundance of voices; For the ear does not only hear; it yields. And whatever the ear repeatedly yields to, the heart eventually obeys.
It is possible to be visually restrained yet auditorily conquered. What we hear (even in secret) often governs what we do.
The Divine voice calls with clarity but rarely competes with noise.
The human voice persuades with logic and emotion.
The cultural voice normalizes what was once questioned.
The algorithmic voice studies your appetite and feeds it with precision.
The demonic voice distorts identity and sows confusion.
The cosmic voice magnifies awe yet can mislead without grounding.
But only one voice calls by name. The Shepherd does not shout over the crowd; He speaks, and His own (those who know His voice) recognize Him.
Recognition is born out of a relationship.
And relationship requires proximity.
If you do not spend time with a voice, you cannot distinguish it from an imitation. This is why confusion prevails: many know about the Shepherd, but few know His voice.
In a world of voices, eight billion strong, silence has become sacred. For it is in stillness that voices are tested.
Does it produce peace or anxiety?
Conviction or condemnation?
Clarity or chaos?
Humility or pride?
The voice of Truth does not flatter the ego, it steadies the soul. And herein lies the true question: have we cultivated the discernment to identify the One that leads aright?
For voices shape reality.
They frame perception.
They influence desire.
They mold belief.
They construct identity.
And identity, once shaped, directs destiny.
John 10:4 does not say the sheep admire His voice. It says they follow. To follow implies trust. To trust implies recognition. To recognize implies intimacy. Among the many voices of this age; divine, human, cultural, demonic, cosmic, algorithmic, one alone gives life.
Which voice has your obedience?
For none is without signification.And every voice, once embraced, writes a future, guides along a path.
Isaiah 30:21 (KJV)…and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it….
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