Knowing His Voice

In my April 1 post I talked about hearing God’s voice:

~ He calls to us to come.

          ~He wants to speak with us. 

                        ~He wants our whole heart.

Now I want to look at how we can know His voice.

If God is speaking to us...then what is He saying?

Most importantly He is saying...

  “I love you. You are my beloved and I want the very best for you.”

John 15:9  "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.

John 3:16  "For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 5:8  But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

           All through His Word, He is telling us how much He loves us!

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John 10:2-4  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.

             ~The sheep hear His voice – they recognize it.  They know His voice.

How do we recognize the voice of the Lord?
                    ~We have to become familiar with it. 

When we hear someone call our name and we recognize who they are before we see them, it’s because we are familiar with their voice.  We have spent time with them – hearing them speak.  The more we hear them speak, the more we know their voice.

In Luke 10, we read how Mary sat at Jesus’ feet.

~She listened to Him. 

        ~She hung on every word He spoke. 

                ~She spent time with Him, seated at His feet.

                       ~She got to know His voice.

We can’t get to know the voice of Jesus if we don’t spend time with Him.... listening to Him.

                             So – How does He speak to us?

           ~ In His Word….His Word is where He reveals Himself to us…

Psalm 1:1-2  Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.  But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night.

~Meditating - pondering – thinking about what it means – going over it in my mind again and again – thinking about how it applies to me.

                                                                     

Ps. 77:6 – I will meditate with my heart and my spirit ponders.

Ps. 19:14 – Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight.

Ps. 119:15 & 16 – I will meditate on Thy precepts, I shall delight in Thy statutes, I shall not forget Thy word.

~As we spend time in God’s Word… putting it into our hearts… He will bring it back to us when we need it.

~As we sit silently and wait on Him, He will speak to us using His Word.

~As we tune our ears to His voice, we will recognize it.

~ He will speak… and we will know His voice.

As we meditate on Him – His goodness, His power, His faithfulness, - He will speak to our hearts. 

                                  If we know His Word, we will know His voice!

“Knowing His voice is a lifelong, loving journey.  A journey to know the One Who speaks – in every season – spring and winter.  He does speak.  I can know His voice.  All He asks is that I keep my heart turned toward Him – always saying ‘Yes’.”  - Nancie Carmichael