Hearing God's Voice - Greg Biddell

• 26/10/2017
• SLC Stuart Price

 

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Hearing God's Voice

One of the greatest benefits of our salvation has to be that of hearing God speak to us personally. There can be no intimate relationship with our heavenly father without it. But as easy as it is for us to speak to Him, the average Christian has a hard time hearing His voice. This is not the way the Lord intended it to be.

Last Sunday Greg Biddell preached on this subject, a very good message you can listen to it in the link above.

If you have a sickness or disease, one living word from the Lord will instantly heal you. If you are in financial crisis, the Lord knows exactly how to turn your situation around. It’s just a matter of hearing His voice. The Lord constantly speaks to us and gives us His direction. It ‘s never the Lord who is not speaking, but it’s us who are not hearing.

Jesus made some radical statements about hearing His voice in John 10:3-5 To him the door keeper opens, and the sheep hear His voice, and calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them and the sheep follow him. For they know his voice. Notice that ‘He said’ in verse 3. His sheep hear His voice He didn’t say His sheep can hear His voice or Should hear His voice. He made the statement that His sheep DO hear His voice.

Radio and television stations transmit 24/7 but we only hear them when we turn the receiver on and tune it in. Failure to hear the signal doesn’t mean the station isn’t transmitting. Likewise, God is constantly transmitting His voice to His sheep, but few are turned on and tuned in. Most Christians are busy pleading with God in prayer to transmit, when the problem is with their receivers.

The first thing we need to do is fix our receivers - believe that God is already speaking and start listening. However, that takes time, effort, and focus. The average Christian's lifestyle is so busy, it isn’t conducive to hearing God’s voice. Psalm  46:10 says “Be still and know that I am God”

It’s in stillness, not busyness, that we tune our spiritual ears to hear the voice of God. The Lord always speaks to us in the “Still, small voice” 1 Kings 19:12  but often it’s drowned out amid all the turmoil of our daily lives.

Over the years I have heard the Lord’s voice so many times, both Colleen and I would come to a cross roads and we would ask which way Lord, what would you have us do? As we took time to wait and listen, God came through every time with direction and instruction that I would write down and it would bring such peace to our lives. Then by faith we walked down the path shown to us.

I have so much more teaching that I would like to do on this subject! More is to come!

Stop, Listen, Receive and act on the instructions.

Jesus said, “My Sheep hear my Voice”

Have a blessing week and listen, you will hear His voice.

Pastor Stuart & Colleen