Hearing the voice of God is one of the most basic and most profound secrets to discovering God's will for your life. God speaks to people through a myriad of different means and methods, but many simply don't realize it. Hearing the voice of God is not only possible for the child of God's, it is absolutely imperative to listen to and be led by that voice!
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke said, "It would be hard to find a line of Scripture on which to build a doctrine of a silent God. It is not at all the Bible picture. People called on God because that is how they knew Him - a God who can be heard."
Jesus said, "But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out." (John 10:2) If we are a part of His flock, we have all been called by the voice of the Good Shepherd, and the voice that called us to salvation is the same voice that must lead us throughout our lives.
The most common way to hear God's voice is through the Scriptures. The Scriptures are always speaking to anyone who will take the time to meditate on them. If you say you desire to hear God's voice yet have no desire to read the Bible, you are fooling yourself. God has gone to great lengths to preserve His Word. Many righteous men and women have paid a dear price, even with their blood, so that we could have the Scriptures. If you are not interested enough in what God has already said to take the time to read His Word, then why should He say anything else to you?
If you really want to hear the voice of God speaking, make time every day to meditate upon the Scriptures. Jesus said, "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). If we learn and know the sound of heaven by reading His Word, we are better able to recognize His voice when He speaks to us personally.
Daniel Kolenda, Live before you die
We will read tomorrow on more ways to hear and discern God's voice.
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke said, "It would be hard to find a line of Scripture on which to build a doctrine of a silent God. It is not at all the Bible picture. People called on God because that is how they knew Him - a God who can be heard."
Jesus said, "But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out." (John 10:2) If we are a part of His flock, we have all been called by the voice of the Good Shepherd, and the voice that called us to salvation is the same voice that must lead us throughout our lives.
The most common way to hear God's voice is through the Scriptures. The Scriptures are always speaking to anyone who will take the time to meditate on them. If you say you desire to hear God's voice yet have no desire to read the Bible, you are fooling yourself. God has gone to great lengths to preserve His Word. Many righteous men and women have paid a dear price, even with their blood, so that we could have the Scriptures. If you are not interested enough in what God has already said to take the time to read His Word, then why should He say anything else to you?
If you really want to hear the voice of God speaking, make time every day to meditate upon the Scriptures. Jesus said, "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life" (John 6:63). If we learn and know the sound of heaven by reading His Word, we are better able to recognize His voice when He speaks to us personally.
Daniel Kolenda, Live before you die
We will read tomorrow on more ways to hear and discern God's voice.
Beautiful reminder Lisa. Our lives so dependent upon the Word. Jesus.
ReplyDeleteWe do have to die in order to live.