God speaks, do you hear it (Heb 4:12, 12:25)?

Years ago a friend said, "God doesn't speak, he's given us his word." His point was there is no revelation beyond the written Word of God. Yet giving Hebrews a read we see Jesus is the ultimate revelation (Hebrews 1:1-4), and Jesus is alive today;

• living to inceded on our behalf (Romans 8:34,Hebrews 7:25)
• Jesus and the Holy Spirit are our advocates with the Father (1 John 2:1, John 14:26)
• Jesus promised the Holy Spirit would give us words to speak (Matthew 10:19, Mark 13:11) 
• from a new heart given when we believed (Ezekiel 11:19,36:26; Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 8:10)
• We must be trained to be Godly (1 Timothy 4:7-8, 2 Timothy 3:16)
• careful (Ephesians 5:15) 
• discerning (1 John 4:1,Matthew 7:15-20,2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 2 Peter 2:1, 1 Timothy 4:1)
• years ago I listened to music that had Bible references in the lyrics and I assumed they were from God. These false prophets led me down ungodly paths that nearly took my life. 
• God's Word planted in our heart bring clarity and obedience to God's perfect will (Luke 8:4-21,Acts 17:11)
• guarding our heart (Proverbs 4:23)
• knowing our natural heart is deceptive (Jeremiah 17:9)

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. Heb 4:12

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! (Hebrews 12:25 NLT).

For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it (Job 33:14 NLT)

Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. (1 Peter 4:11)

So why is God speaking to us as we read his Word? I believe it's so that we can know his will for our lives personally, taking corrective action as he guides us to be holy (Heb 12).

“For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)

Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, (Proverbs 27:23)

Heb 12:10-29

But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.

So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.

Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other (Matthew 25) so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son for a single meal. You know that afterward, when he wanted his father’s blessing, he was rejected. It was too late for repentance, even though he begged with bitter tears.

You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai. For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking. They staggered back under God’s command: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, “I am terrified and trembling.”

No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.

Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.