THE VOICE OF GOD

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If you believe God is on the throne and He is real then you know that your assurance is in Christ. Your assurance is that through His sacrifice on the cross you are saved from eternal damnation. Instead you have eternal life in heaven. 

John 20:31

But these are written that you might believe that Jesus is The Christ, the Son of God; and believing you might have life through His name. 

When I think of the disciples I am always in awe. They knew Him instantly. If Jesus calls you will you know His voice? In John 10:14-15 Jesus says;

I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

Some Christians cannot hear the voice of God. Most of us take a lifetime and still do not know His voice.

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27

There are four connecting actions in this verse. You have to be His sheep, that is to be saved. You have to hear His voice that means to listen for His voice. He will know His sheep that means He has to hear from you. His sheep will follow Him which means that you obey His word and His voice. This is our walk with Christ in one sentence.

When I was a child growing up I heard His voice clearly. Always speaking to me. He was my constant companion. I knew later that it was Him but at the time it just seemed natural to me. It was a very good relationship.

The test to this is that He did not encourage me in things that would cause me harm or would be contrary to what the Bible says. I understood this later on in life. I thank God for being there for me. 

I can tell you that as sin entered my life I heard less and less of Him. When I think of this even now Father God I repent. But He did not give up. I answered the call of God in my life in 1994. 

But hearing God's voice became a lesson for me to learn. Only when I was in His presence and obeyed Him I would hear Him. Obedience is better than sacrifice. To disobey God is to disappoint and hurt Him. Inevitably disobedience sacrifices the relationship. 

For Jesus to know us we have to work on that relationship with Him. His voice can be a still small voice. It can be clear giving instructions and gentle. It can be equally clear and cut. And when it cuts it feels like you never want to disobey again. He can even share a joke.

In building  a relationship we have follow and be willing to let him increase while we decrease. In working out our salvation we negotiate our obedience to God. Everything He says can be confirmed in the Bible. He will not be contrary to His word. 

We can obey God in the basic and foundational aspects of our Christian walk. Here are some tips to help:

• read the Bible every day (a chapter not a verse)
• thank God for every day however it goes
• think about what He would want you to say or do in any situation
• speak about Jesus as often as we can
• do not waste time
• pray and listen 

I pray that you hear God's voice. I pray that will be able to resist the enemy and stay in God's word. I pray God strengthens you in your walk with Him in Jesus name. 

If you do not know Jesus as your Saviour, you can pray this prayer of conversion: 

Dear Heavenly Father,

I ask you to forgive my sins in knowledge or ignorance. Please forgive me. I accept Jesus as my Saviour. I ask that Jesus comes into my life as I live to be a witness for Him. Please change my life and make me into the person you want me to be, in Jesus name I pray. Thank you.

 

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