Hearing the voice of God
Reading and hearing God’s word plants the seeds of faith in your heart.
-Romans 10:17: “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Hearing God’s word gives us life and health.
-Proverbs 4:20-23:“My Son, pay attention to my words, do not let them out of your sight. Keep them within your heart, for they are life to those who find them and health your whole body.”
-Keeping God’s word in your heart helps you turn away from a worldly focus and opens you up to a heavenly focus.
-Colossians 3:1-3: “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.3For you died,and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.4When Christ, who is yourlife,appears,then you also will appear with him in glory.”
Jesus desiresto have intimate conversationswith you.
-Revelation 3:19-21: “Here I am! I stand at the doorand knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,I will come inand eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious,I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,just as I was victoriousand sat down with my Father on his throne.22Whoever has ears, let them hearwhat the Spirit says to the churches.”
-John 10:27-28: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.28And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”
It’s all about getting to know God. The more we know Him, the more He will manifest Himself within us and the morewe become like Him!
-2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’sglory, are being transformed into hisimagewith ever-increasingglory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
-John 17:3 AMP: “And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.”
-2Peter 1:2-4: “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,3as His divine power has given to us all things thatpertainto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,4by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruptionthat isin the world because of sinful desire.”
-Philippians 2:5:“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”
Assignment:
Ask the Lord to show you specific ways you can increase communication with Him. Some examples of this are listening to good teachingsabout the gospel of Jesus Christ, reading and listening to your Bible, and sitting in a quiet room or out in nature communing with Him.Immerse yourself in teachings about your new identity in Christ until you have daily intimacy with Him and enter into His rest.
Watch teachers online (YouTube, podcast, and ministry websites) who have a revelation of God’s love and truth like Andrew Wommack, Joseph Prince,Dan Mohler, WOCIC.org, Chris Blackaby and Charis Bible College teachers.
Read and/or listen to the Bible on a regular basis over the next 30 days. When a verse or passage seems to leap off the page or speak to your heart, ask the Lord to help you receive the revelation that He’s giving to you in that passage.Put your cellphone in silent mode and spend quality time with the one that loves you more than anyone, your Father in heaven.
Write out the verse or passage that has stood out to you in your personal Bible Study on a sheet of paper. Then ask Jesus to help you re-write out the verse through the Holy Spirit to give you a deeper understanding of what He’s saying to you personally.This is a great way to start your intimate conversation with the Lord.
He is establishing a deeper personal relationship with you to express His love for you, to enjoy you for who He created you to be, and tohelp you see and step into your calling over time.God loves you and has a great vision for your life!
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