God doesn’t fail to speak; we fail to hear

Romans 10:17

 ¹⁷ So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

¹⁸ But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed:

“Their sound has gone out to all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the world.”

Note on Romans 10:17

This verse starts with the phrase, “so then.” That means this statement about faith coming through God’s Word is a conclusion or result of what was said before. Romans 10 is speaking about a faith righteousness versus a works righteousness. So it’s this message of righteousness by grace that causes faith to come. It’s specifically saying that the message of grace causes faith to come. See my note at Acts 14:9.

Life For Today Study Bible Notes

Note 5 at Romans 10:17: Faith comes by hearing God’s Word because God’s Word is His faith (see note 4 at Romans 3:3). People cannot be born again (see note 2 at John 3:3) through human faith. They have to use God’s supernatural faith (see note 2 at Matthew 8:10, note 4 at John 20:29, and note 6 at Romans 4:17) to receive God’s supernatural gift of salvation.
The only place to obtain God’s kind of faith is from God’s Word. Therefore, we cannot compromise God’s Word. It must be proclaimed boldly to make God’s faith available to those who choose to believe. 

Note 6 at Romans 10:17: Notice that this verse says faith comes by “hearing,” not by “having heard.” People cannot rest on revelation they received from God years ago, unless they are still hearing the Lord speak those same truths to them now.
The Lord doesn’t fail to speak; we fail to hear. Therefore, we can keep our faith in the present tense if we will open our spiritual ears to hear what God’s Word is saying (Proverbs 4:20-22, see note 10 at Mark 6:52 and note 3 at Mark 8:17).

Andrew Wommack's Living Commentary.