Hearing God’s Voice

Dear All,

Samuel was a young boy who was serving at God’s altar. One night when he was asleep, God called him by his name. He did not recognize the voice of God and thought that Eli the priest, whom he was serving, was calling him. This happened three times until Eli realized that it was the Lord who wanted to speak to Samuel and said, “If you hear the voice again, say ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.’ “ (1 Samuel 3:9)

John 10:27

This morning we will study a few keys to hearing the voice of God. The first and the most important is that we have to accept Him as our Father and become His children. Children will always know their father’s voice because they often spend so much time in close relationship with him. Similarly, our heavenly Father’s voice will become clearer to us only when we learn to commune with Him and spend that precious time alone with Him. Samuel did not recognize God’s voice at the beginning because he was not familiar with His voice.

In our daily lives, we are making decisions all the time. Do we hear his prompting? The word says, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”  Romans 8:17 As we are His children, we are led by His Spirit. However, we may ask ourselves this question: “If we are led by the Spirit of God, can we hear Him for our major decisions?” The word says in Jeremiah 29:12-13, “Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

We can  conclude by saying that God will make the paths straight for those who trust in the Lord with all of their hearts, without leaning on their own understanding. Remember there are three voices – the voice of God, the voice of our own fleshly desires, and the voice of the devil. Jesus said “My sheep hear my voice”. Let us be His sheep, spend time with Him and we will surely hear His voice that will direct every step of our lives.

God bless you,

Theo and Manju