“Remove the noise of humanity in order to hear the sound of divinity.” This is what the Holy Spirit said this morning in the early hours of the day with the sound of birds singing. Walking through a sanctuary of silence this morning it was crystal clear that we must remove the noise of humanity in order to hear clearly the sound of divinity. I found the word play interesting as sound and noise seem on the surface to be synonymous, but upon further study I learned there is a distinct difference between these two words.

Noise is defined as undesired or unwanted; where sound is connected to vibrations and water. In the Hebrew the word for sound is qol and it is linked with birds, water, voice. I love how the Holy Spirit knows exactly what He is talking about and if we don’t understand a little study will unlock revelation. There is a sound of the abundance of rain, says Elijah in 1 Kings 18. There is the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden, says Genesis 2. There is the sound of the trumpet spoken of in Joel 2. There is a sound that is connected to God and there is noise connected to the world.

What do we hear inside of ourselves when we are in a place where there is no voices outside of us? Do we hear a sound of salvation; a sound of creation; a sound of declaration; a sound of demonstration? Or do we hear the unwanted, undesired voices of memories, history, or some other person? Noise is distracting, destroying, and even demonic at times. The enemy uses noise to trouble our soul. However, there is a sound like the sound of many rushing waters and it is His voice. The voice of God is a sound that heals, saves, delivers, builds, plants and encourages. Are the people around you noise or are they echoing a sound that is building you inside strong?

The Holy Spirit says, “Remove the noise of humanity in order to hear the sound of divinity.” Divinity comes through humanity as a sound, can you hear the sound? Or are you distracted by the noise? I can hear the sound!!!