Hearing His Voice

God is calling us- drawing us – do you hear Him?

                     Listen to what He says:

Jer. 31:3- “ I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.”

Is. 30:18 – “Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.”

Is 55:2-3- “Listen carefully to Me….. Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live.”

Mark 4:9-  And He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

                                     Hear the voice of the Shepherd:

 John 10- "I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!  But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.  After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.” 

                           

                     What are we listening to?

                                         The world says “Follow your heart!”

                                                                     But where is our heart leading us?

Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”  Matt. 6:21

Treasure is what we consider to be of utmost value.

 What is closest to my heart will tell me a great deal about what I treasure. 

Luke 10:39-42 tells the story of Mary seated at Jesus’ feet listening to Him.

 ~ Her heart was in the right place. 

            ~ Jesus was her treasure. 

                         ~ She wanted to listen to Him. 

                                         ~ She valued greatly everything He had to say.

                                                         ~ She was thirsty for the words of Jesus. 

                                                                                ~ She listened and drank it in. 

         Jesus said, “Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away.”

                                                         

      Jesus, our Beloved, our Shepherd, is calling us. 

                                       Do we hear Him? 

                                                        Are we listening for His voice?

As we go into this season of remembering His death for us and His resurrection,  take some time to set aside everything else that wants to occupy your mind and thoughts.  

             Make a choice…a conscious decision to open your ears and your heart

                        to hear His voice speaking directly to you.

~Shut out all the distractions of your life.

                ~Let Him speak to you.

                                 ~Let Him hold you in His arms and carry you.

                                               ~Let Him pour out His love on you and speak

                                                   to the deepest needs of your soul.

                                                                      ~Let Him be all you need.

Psalm 95:6-7Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, for He is our God. We are the people He watches over, the flock under His care. If only you would listen to His voice today!