September 3, 2013
KNOWING GODS VOICE
Throughout Scripture we see story after story of God speaking to His Faithful who love Him.
(Abraham),When God called, Abraham believed God and by faith followed God’s instructions. Hebrews 11:8, states that: “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out…”
(Jacob) Then God appeared to Jacob when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him. And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob You shall no longer be called Jacob, Israel shall be your name.” Thus He called him Israel. Gen.35:9-10
(Samuel) listens in the darkness. From his bed he heard a voice calling out to him…….”Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling Samuel. Eli says, if He calls you again, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’”…. God speaks again, and in a vision tells Samuel that he will become the voice He would speak to his people.
(Moses)The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend Exodus 33:11 (Paul) He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”Acts 9:4-6
Learning to clearly distinguish God’s voice as the prophets of old would probably guarantee most of the world an easy path to Gods pure and holy kingdom. If we 
can have the wisdom of Gods actual voice to guide and protect. Our lives, would radically be transformed as He guides us through life from the sound of His voice.
Yes The worst situation or circumstances that we as Christians may encounter from day to day, would be one word away from the Lord responding to us as we respond to our children Matthew 7:9-11 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” I believe if we could here God’s actual voice, there would be a total turnaround of our lives. Just imagine, any problem you might encounter, one face to face word from the Lord will instantly, deliver you.
(Sickness) Matt 8:6-8 Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word. and my servant will be healed.
(Marital problems) John 4 says: He told her, “Go, call your husband …” “I have no husband,”…. Jesus said to her, “You are right… you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband…….. Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”.
(financial crisis), in Matt 17:27 it states “But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a coin. Take it and give it to them.
(food to eat) Matt. 14:17-21 says “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” “Bring them here to Me,…. And He directed the people to sit down. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and broke the loaves….and the disciples gave them to the people…….The number of those who ate was about five thousand men….
(Demon possession) Mark 5 tell’s us. Immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit……… When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him, and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? …..” For Christ said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”……
Today We may not always here the voice of our Lord and Savior. But the Lord always here’s our voice. For us to Actually hear God’s voice, we must recognize it. Jesus said, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27).
Those who hear God’s voice are those who walk in the footsteps of God, and who have been saved by the transforming power of His love and grace through faith.
These are the sheep who hear and recognize His voice, who come when He calls and follow Him wherever He goes because we know He will protect us.
He is our Shepherd and comforter in our time of need we know His voice and respond to Him when He calls. If we are to recognize God’s voice, we must also belong to Him. and only him “The sheep can not worship or follow two Shepard’s at once. either you will Love one Shepard, and end up hating the other. Or have adoration for one, only to fill contempt for the other.
We also hear His voice when we spend time in deep heartfelt prayer, and just quiet contemplation of His Word, as we focus on His desire for our lives and how we can give Him the praise, honor and glory.
But my friends while God is God and He speaks to us as He chooses, His primarily source of communication is through His Word, and Spirit, and if we have a sincere, and A heartfelt prayer life, while applying through faith, what we read in God’s Word, we will never get it wrong, when we here the good Shepard’s voice.
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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