TO KNOW HIS VOICE
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27).
Those who truly know God have learned to recognize His voice above all others. He wants you to be absolutely convinced that He desires to talk to you—to tell you things you’ve never seen or heard before.
I believe that three things are required of those who would hear God’s voice:
“But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers” (John 10:2-5).
Those who truly know God have learned to recognize His voice above all others. He wants you to be absolutely convinced that He desires to talk to you—to tell you things you’ve never seen or heard before.
I believe that three things are required of those who would hear God’s voice:
- An unshakeable confidence that God wants to speak to you. You have to be fully persuaded and convinced of this. Indeed, He is a speaking God—and He wants you to know His voice so that you can do His will. What God tells you will never go beyond the boundaries of Scripture.
- Quality time and quietness. You need to be willing to shut yourself in with God and let other voices completely hush away. True, God speaks to us all day long. But whenever He has wanted to build something significant into my life, His voice has come only after I shut out every other voice but His.
- Asking in faith. We do not obtain anything from God (including hearing His voice) unless we truly believe He is able to convey His mind to us—to enable us to understand His perfect will!
“But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers” (John 10:2-5).