Hearing God
Hearing God
Hearing God
The focus word for today is Hearing God.
The focus verse is John 10:27 says, ‘My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.’
The declaration for today is ‘I hear the voice of the shepherd today. Divine instructions guide my building process.
Hearing God is a mark of a true disciple
God says, my sheep listens to my voice. So if you hear God’s voice, you are his sheep. Hearing God is not a rare experience reserved just for a few. It’s a normal relationship between the sheep and the shepherd. God’s voice is not reserved for just pastors or ministers. God does not say that, no one else other than his chosen people hears his voice. God desires communication with his people.
John 8:47 says, ‘Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.’
Jeremiah 33:3 says, ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
Revelation 3:20 says, ‘Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.’
We can decipher from these verses that, Christian life is not only about believing in God, but also listening to him.
Many say that God spoke to them and you often wonder how and why that happens and more importantly why is God not speaking to you. A man of God explained this to me - when a baby is born, they are born with ears. But their hearing hasn’t fully developed yet. As time passes by, they start becoming attuned to certain voices and recognising them. In the same way when we are born again, we are blessed with the ability to hear God’s voice. But it’s our duty to develop our hearing and recognise and identify God’s voice and directions. The more you walk with God and read his word, the more you will be able to recognise his voice in your Spirit.
Hearing God requires a relationship with God
God says, ‘I know them, I know my people’. The question is, how is your relationship with God? We live in a world full of distractions with millions of voices. If we want to hear God’s voice in between all this, we have to develop our inner hearing to recognise and search for his voice. Hearing God grows from a relationship with him, and not merely just information. The closer you walk with the Lord, the clearer his voice becomes. For instance, if someone is trying to communicate with you while they are a kilometer away, you will never hear their voice, but as they come closer and closer you gradually hear their voice. The more you grow closer to God, the clearer you will hear his voice.
Psalm 25:14 says, ‘The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.’
James 4:8 says, ‘Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.’
It is not God who should come closer to us, but we have to grow closer to God. We have to drive ourselves to God. We have to take the initiative to be closer to God.
Jeremiah 29:13 says, ‘You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.’
A relationship with God creates spiritual sensitivity. Think of a relationship between two friends who talk to each other everyday. They don’t have to see the caller ID to know who is calling them. Closeness sharpens recognition.
Hearing God requires quietness
Many people struggle to hear God’s voice because their lives are filled with noise and distraction. You need to stop talking, sharpen your ears and wait to hear God’s voice. God often speaks in quiet moments.
1 Kings 19:12 says, ‘After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.’
God spoke to Elijah in a whisper and that is how he usually speaks to us.
Psalm 46:10 says, ‘He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;’.
This is something that you need to practice, where you sit still and intently listen for God’s voice. By doing this you are waiting upon the Lord. Moses, Abraham, all our forefathers intently waited upon the Lord.
Isaiah 30:21 says, ‘Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
This is God’s whispering voice. It is not necessary that God speaks in a loud booming voice, although many have experienced it. Sometimes he speaks to us in a gentle whisper. We need to be attuned to God’s frequency, for quiet hearts tune themselves to God’s voice.
Hearing God leads to obedience
Those who hear God’s voice will obey him, which is why John 10:27 says, ‘My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.’
Hearing God is meaningful only when it leads to obedience. God speaks to guide and shape our lives.
James 1:22, ‘Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.’
It is not merely enough to hear God’s voice, but it's important to do what he says and obey his instructions, otherwise we are deceiving ourselves. Do what the word says, do what the sermons say, listen to the Word of God.
Luke 11:28 says, ‘He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
John 14:21 says. ‘Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
Those who love God, will listen to his instructions. It is obedience that confirms that we truly heard the shepherd. If we don’t listen to his instructions, despite hearing his voice, it becomes futile. Guidance becomes useful only when it is followed.
Those who hear the voice of Christ, walk confidently because they follow the shepherd who leads them.
The focus verse is John 10:27 says, ‘My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.’
The declaration for today is ‘I hear the voice of the shepherd today. Divine instructions guide my building process.
Hearing God is a mark of a true disciple
God says, my sheep listens to my voice. So if you hear God’s voice, you are his sheep. Hearing God is not a rare experience reserved just for a few. It’s a normal relationship between the sheep and the shepherd. God’s voice is not reserved for just pastors or ministers. God does not say that, no one else other than his chosen people hears his voice. God desires communication with his people.
John 8:47 says, ‘Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.’
Jeremiah 33:3 says, ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
Revelation 3:20 says, ‘Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.’
We can decipher from these verses that, Christian life is not only about believing in God, but also listening to him.
Many say that God spoke to them and you often wonder how and why that happens and more importantly why is God not speaking to you. A man of God explained this to me - when a baby is born, they are born with ears. But their hearing hasn’t fully developed yet. As time passes by, they start becoming attuned to certain voices and recognising them. In the same way when we are born again, we are blessed with the ability to hear God’s voice. But it’s our duty to develop our hearing and recognise and identify God’s voice and directions. The more you walk with God and read his word, the more you will be able to recognise his voice in your Spirit.
Hearing God requires a relationship with God
God says, ‘I know them, I know my people’. The question is, how is your relationship with God? We live in a world full of distractions with millions of voices. If we want to hear God’s voice in between all this, we have to develop our inner hearing to recognise and search for his voice. Hearing God grows from a relationship with him, and not merely just information. The closer you walk with the Lord, the clearer his voice becomes. For instance, if someone is trying to communicate with you while they are a kilometer away, you will never hear their voice, but as they come closer and closer you gradually hear their voice. The more you grow closer to God, the clearer you will hear his voice.
Psalm 25:14 says, ‘The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.’
James 4:8 says, ‘Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.’
It is not God who should come closer to us, but we have to grow closer to God. We have to drive ourselves to God. We have to take the initiative to be closer to God.
Jeremiah 29:13 says, ‘You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.’
A relationship with God creates spiritual sensitivity. Think of a relationship between two friends who talk to each other everyday. They don’t have to see the caller ID to know who is calling them. Closeness sharpens recognition.
Hearing God requires quietness
Many people struggle to hear God’s voice because their lives are filled with noise and distraction. You need to stop talking, sharpen your ears and wait to hear God’s voice. God often speaks in quiet moments.
1 Kings 19:12 says, ‘After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.’
God spoke to Elijah in a whisper and that is how he usually speaks to us.
Psalm 46:10 says, ‘He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;’.
This is something that you need to practice, where you sit still and intently listen for God’s voice. By doing this you are waiting upon the Lord. Moses, Abraham, all our forefathers intently waited upon the Lord.
Isaiah 30:21 says, ‘Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
This is God’s whispering voice. It is not necessary that God speaks in a loud booming voice, although many have experienced it. Sometimes he speaks to us in a gentle whisper. We need to be attuned to God’s frequency, for quiet hearts tune themselves to God’s voice.
Hearing God leads to obedience
Those who hear God’s voice will obey him, which is why John 10:27 says, ‘My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.’
Hearing God is meaningful only when it leads to obedience. God speaks to guide and shape our lives.
James 1:22, ‘Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.’
It is not merely enough to hear God’s voice, but it's important to do what he says and obey his instructions, otherwise we are deceiving ourselves. Do what the word says, do what the sermons say, listen to the Word of God.
Luke 11:28 says, ‘He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
John 14:21 says. ‘Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
Those who love God, will listen to his instructions. It is obedience that confirms that we truly heard the shepherd. If we don’t listen to his instructions, despite hearing his voice, it becomes futile. Guidance becomes useful only when it is followed.
Those who hear the voice of Christ, walk confidently because they follow the shepherd who leads them.
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