Recap & Review: Hearing God
“When the Holy Spirit, who is truth, comes, he shall guide you into all truth, for he will not be presenting his own ideas, but will be passing on to you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.” John 16:13 TLB During the months of...
Visions
“Listen to my words: When there are prophets of the Lord among you,I make myself known to them in visions or speak to them in dreams.” Numbers 12:6 GW “[O]nly the mind which has learnt to read the language of the Bible can understand what God is saying in the events...
The Sound of Silence
“Do not remain silent.O Lord, do not be so far away from me.” Psalm 35:22 GW “For 400 years after Malachi’s prophecies, no prophets or leaders rose to the level of inclusion in the record of Holy Scripture. For this reason, the period is sometimes referred to as the...
Don’t Blame the Messenger!
“Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute!” Acts 7:52 NLT This week we get back to our journey through the Bible by examining the role of the Old Testament prophets. If you recognize the movie character in the image above, you know he’s not a biblical prophet. But he’s...
God Hears & God Speaks
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God:that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” 1 John 5:14 NIV A woman who longed for a child struggled with infertility. Although she was dearly loved by her husband, her life still felt incomplete. Year after year...
Why It’s So Important to Listen to God
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 Have you ever wondered about God’s plan for your life? Have you ever felt lost or confused about what He wants you to do? If so, you are not alone. Maybe you’ve felt...
What God Has Told Me…
“Call to me, and I will answer you.I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 GW “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7 NLT I have a journal I write in most days...
God’s Gentle Whisper
“The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in...
Is God Speaking?
“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:9 NIV “Take some time right now to worship God.Expect Him to draw near to you as you do so.”~James W. Goll, The Beginner’s Guide to Hearing God In the Bible we read about God speaking to people in many ways....
How to Stay Tuned In to God
“Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. . . . .” John 8:47 NIV Jesus said that those who belong to God hear His voice. If we have accepted Christ as God’s Son and have made Him Lord of our lives, then we are God’s children and we...