Does God still speak to us today?

This question plagues the minds of many, even to this day is, “Does God still speak to us today?” This question, on the surface, can be very perplexing, but when we take a survey of scripture, we find that the Lord has always spoken and still speaks to us today, just in a different way. We find in the narrative of Exodus, in the giving of the Law, that the Lord audibly spoke to Moses as He gave the Law at Mount Sinai and the people heard his voice. Check out their response in Exodus 20:18-19:

Exodus 20:18 And all the people were watching and hearing the thunder and the lightning flashes, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it all, they trembled and stood at a distance. 
Exodus 20:19 Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak to us, or we will die!" 

The Lord’s voice was both verbal and intelligible in which could be shared and repeated for the good of those who listened to it. In the New Testament we are told that the way in which the Lord communicated would now be both verbal and visual. The writer of Hebrews chapter 1 records this divine translation of God’s verbal communication in this way:

Hebrews 1:1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 
Hebrews 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the world. 

We’re told in Hebrews that the way in which the Lord speaks now is through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is both the verbal and visual representation of Christ. But now that He sits at the right hand of the Father, how are we able to “hear the Lord” speak to us in the Church Age? The good news is that the Lord has left us two special things in which we need for life and godliness. The first is 1) His written Word and the second is 2) His Holy Spirit. Paul tells Timothy the following in 2 Timothy 3:

2 Timothy 3:16  All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 
2 Timothy 3:17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

The word inspired in Greek is Theopneustos (θεόπνευστος) which means God-breathed. Literally, the physical air that was expelled out of the lungs of God. In other words, every word in scripture (all 66 books) are produced by the Holy Spirit. Paul expounds by saying that every word in these 66 books is beneficial or profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness so that we may be equipped for the good work of the Lord. So, the only way that we can be readily equipped is if we are steadily listening to the truth of God’s word proclaimed.

Therefore, every time you open the scriptures and read the word of God, you are hearing the Lord speak through His written word. But if that wasn’t satisfying enough, the Lord left us with His precious Holy Spirit which indwells every believer in Christ. Here are just a few passages which speak to the indwelling ministry of the Holy Spirit:

Romans 8:9  However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him:

1 Corinthians 3:16  Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

Here are just a few of the roles in which the Holy Spirit plays within the life of a believer (this is not an exhaustive list):

1. He is the revealer of Truth.
2. He enables us to understand and rightfully interpret the scriptures.
3. He guides us and teaches us all truth.
4. He reveals to us the whole council of God regarding His word, our worship of Him and how we live to and for His Glory.
5. He is a giver of every spiritual gift.
6. He is the sanctifier who works in us the process of sanctification as we apply the word of God.

With these roles in which the Holy Spirit accomplishes within the life of the believer, it begs a question: “How does the active role of the Holy Spirit function within the believing body of Christ?” Here is where we get to the heart of your question regarding the Lord speaking today or “leading” you to share, encourage, or correct others in the body of Christ.

Paul tells us in Ephesians 4:11-13 that our unity in Christ by the power of His Holy Spirit is meant to do something for the believer in Christ, both individually and communally. 

Ephesians 4:11  And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 
Ephesians 4:12  for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 
Ephesians 4:13  until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.

The purpose of gospel community is that, in using our spiritual gifts which have been freely given to us by the Holy Spirit, we are to serve the Lord in our work for Him, be built up in our faith in Him, grow in our knowledge of Him, that we might be fully mature in Him. This service is amongst each other and to evangelize the lost. For individuals who are lacking in maturity in Christ, the role of the believer is to come alongside that brother or sister and steer them and guide them in maturity in Christ which is accomplished through the enabling power of the Holy Spirit in accordance to the Word of God. And at times, that believer is sent to share the Gospel with non-believers that they may be introduced to the life giving truth of God’s word and therefore, be able to have their eyes opened by the illuminator Himself. Therefore, the Word of God becomes the measure by which maturity is understood, not the opinions, feelings, or the psychology of man. This is why the body of Christ and discipleship is so very important, because the body of Christ, using the word of God as the means of God’s active voice in our growth and maturity, is to be used to correct us, reproof us, teach us, and train us in righteousness.

So, when we are spending time with our brothers and sisters in Christ and we see what they are dealing with, struggling with or going through difficult circumstances, because the Holy Spirit is an active Person, He will oftentimes guide us to say what is necessary or recall certain scripture that is needed in order to steer a brother or sister in Christ into greater maturity. Therefore, we must be sensitive to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit by actively engaging in the Word of God because the Holy Spirit is always revealing and illuminating truth to us. The question is are we listening and are we willing to respond to His leading?