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Scripture for the Day (April 10, 2017)

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (John 10:27)

This is the third devotional we have dedicated to hearing the voice of God. It is so important for all of us to realize that God wants to talk to us personally. Yes, He can speak to us through the Word of God, through the preaching of the Word, through other people, through circumstances, etc. But the greatest and most powerful and faith building way God can speak to us is when He speaks to us personally.

The two main scriptures we have been keying in on are as follows:

1. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (John 10:27) Did you know that the Greek word used for voice in this scripture is “phone”? (Jeremiah 33:3 is God’s phone number)

2. So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17) Did you know that the Greek word for “word” in this scripture is “rhema” which means utterance?

“One of the greatest blessings a true believer has is to hear and know the voice of God. It is possible to hear God’s voice today as certainly and clearly as did Abraham and Moses – as clearly as did Samuel and David – as clearly as did Paul, Peter, the Apostles, and John on the Isle of Patmos! God must have a people in these troubled last days who are not confused by false doctrines. These are sheep who do not follow false teachers, who know their Master’s voice. God speaks to them clearly and certainly, and they live by His voice! They are directed by His voice, comforted by His voice, guided in all things by His voice! This is the one great characteristic of a holy people: They are not mistaken about God’s voice. They know it – they hear it – they are governed by it. It is sure, steadfast, and unmistakable!” (excerpts from David Wilkerson, 1988)

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. (2 Peter 1:17-18) What do you think this did to the faith of the Apostles when they heard this voice from Heaven compared to all the other voices that were coming against them and Jesus?

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; (Revelation 1: 10-19) We would not have the Book of Revelation if John had not heard the Lord.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:20)

God’s Desire For His Holy Remnant Is That Their Greatest Joy Be the Sound of His Voice

 

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