Hearing His Voice
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"To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out."
As you get to know your Shepherd, you will come to realize that when He calls you, it is always worth obeying. When He says something, it is for your benefit. If He says, "Go this way," it is because He has green pastures and still waters for you. If He says, "Stop! Don't do that," it is because He is trying to protect you from potential danger, possibly something that is even life-threatening.
The fact that God speaks to us is clear throughout the pages of Scripture. To some, like Moses, God spoke audibly. To others, like the prophet Elijah, He spoke quietly on at least one occasion.
Often we look for the big events, the earth-shaking circumstances in which God speaks. And many times He is speaking to us, but it is in a still, small voice. We should try turning off the television, the radio, and the telephone and just listen. With all the noise in our world, with all the information that bombards us, we can hear all those voices but miss the most important voice of all. Maybe one reason we don't hear Him is because we never stop and listen. We should heed the words of Psalm 46:10, which says, "Be still, and know that I am God."
Once we have heard the voice of God, we need to follow. Jesus said, "The sheep follow him, for they know his voice" (John 10:4). The word "follow" means to deliberately decide to comply with instruction. It is a deliberate choice for sheep to follow the shepherd. We need to deliberately decide to follow our Shepherd, to do what He tells us to do.
When God Almighty speaks to you in that still, small voice, will you listen? Will you follow Him?
P.S. For more of my writing, check out my weekly column at WorldNetDaily. Click here to read this week's article.
The fact that God speaks to us is clear throughout the pages of Scripture. To some, like Moses, God spoke audibly. To others, like the prophet Elijah, He spoke quietly on at least one occasion.
Often we look for the big events, the earth-shaking circumstances in which God speaks. And many times He is speaking to us, but it is in a still, small voice. We should try turning off the television, the radio, and the telephone and just listen. With all the noise in our world, with all the information that bombards us, we can hear all those voices but miss the most important voice of all. Maybe one reason we don't hear Him is because we never stop and listen. We should heed the words of Psalm 46:10, which says, "Be still, and know that I am God."
Once we have heard the voice of God, we need to follow. Jesus said, "The sheep follow him, for they know his voice" (John 10:4). The word "follow" means to deliberately decide to comply with instruction. It is a deliberate choice for sheep to follow the shepherd. We need to deliberately decide to follow our Shepherd, to do what He tells us to do.
When God Almighty speaks to you in that still, small voice, will you listen? Will you follow Him?
P.S. For more of my writing, check out my weekly column at WorldNetDaily. Click here to read this week's article.
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