Read John 10:1-16 and 27-30.
Key verse: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 (ESV)
Use your highlighter to highlight today’s key verse in your Bible.
Pray this Prayer:
Lord, You are the Good Shepherd, and I am Your sheep. I have heard Your voice and I want to learn how to know Your voice even better. I will follow You anywhere You go. Amen.
Key verse: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 (ESV)
Use your highlighter to highlight today’s key verse in your Bible.
Pray this Prayer:
Lord, You are the Good Shepherd, and I am Your sheep. I have heard Your voice and I want to learn how to know Your voice even better. I will follow You anywhere You go. Amen.
DAY 3
God made you to hear Him. He created you for relationship with Him. And therefore, it’s not that hard to hear God’s voice.
However, we have an adversary who works hard to:
- create static,
- cause interference, and
- stop us from hearing the voice of our Good Shepherd.
We’ll talk more about the devil in a few days but for now just know that he’s going to try to:
- mimic the voice of God,
- drown out the voice of God, and
- shout louder than the voice of God.
And because he’s doing all that, you’re going to have to put some effort into keeping your lines of communication clear.
Today and tomorrow we will discuss 7 ways God speaks and how you can be sure to hear Him.
#1 God speaks to your heart, not to your ears.
God gave you ears to process sound waves and to interact with others while living on earth. Your ears are for listening, but your mind and heart are for hearing. How often do your ears trick you? Have you ever misunderstood something you thought you heard?
God speaks to your heart and therefore you will seldom (maybe never) hear Him with your actual human ears. But that’s okay because your real center of understanding is deep inside of your mind and your heart.
And that is where God dwells.
So because God speaks directly to your heart, let’s discuss how to open it wide to Him.
#2 God speaks through the Bible. (This is why we call it God’s Word.)
You are already learning how to hear God speak through His Word. When you read the chapter and verses that are listed at the beginning of each day’s lesson you are “hearing” God speak.
When you highlight the key verse you are paying close attention to what He’s saying.
There’s a LOT to learn about the Bible! That’s going to be an ongoing part of your journey! But for now, this first week in, just remember this:
God speaks to you through His Word.
And when He talks to you through His Word you can be certain that He’s up to something good.
Go highlight this verse, Hebrews 4:12.
The Bible is more than just a collection of ancient writings. It’s the living, and active, soul and spirit impacting, life changing word of God.
And because God speaks to you through His Word, YOU NEED TO READ IT!
We will come alongside of you and teach you how to read and understand the Bible. Hearing God’s voice through His Word is going to blow you away!
How did you hear God invite you to receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord?
Was it with your ears or your heart?
How have you heard God speak to you these past few days?
God made you to hear Him. He created you for relationship with Him. And therefore, it’s not that hard to hear God’s voice.
However, we have an adversary who works hard to:
- create static,
- cause interference, and
- stop us from hearing the voice of our Good Shepherd.
We’ll talk more about the devil in a few days but for now just know that he’s going to try to:
- mimic the voice of God,
- drown out the voice of God, and
- shout louder than the voice of God.
And because he’s doing all that, you’re going to have to put some effort into keeping your lines of communication clear.
Today and tomorrow we will discuss 7 ways God speaks and how you can be sure to hear Him.
#1 God speaks to your heart, not to your ears.
God gave you ears to process sound waves and to interact with others while living on earth. Your ears are for listening, but your mind and heart are for hearing. How often do your ears trick you? Have you ever misunderstood something you thought you heard?
God speaks to your heart and therefore you will seldom (maybe never) hear Him with your actual human ears. But that’s okay because your real center of understanding is deep inside of your mind and your heart.
And that is where God dwells.
So because God speaks directly to your heart, let’s discuss how to open it wide to Him.
#2 God speaks through the Bible. (This is why we call it God’s Word.)
You are already learning how to hear God speak through His Word. When you read the chapter and verses that are listed at the beginning of each day’s lesson you are “hearing” God speak.
When you highlight the key verse you are paying close attention to what He’s saying.
There’s a LOT to learn about the Bible! That’s going to be an ongoing part of your journey! But for now, this first week in, just remember this:
God speaks to you through His Word.
And when He talks to you through His Word you can be certain that He’s up to something good.
Go highlight this verse, Hebrews 4:12.
The Bible is more than just a collection of ancient writings. It’s the living, and active, soul and spirit impacting, life changing word of God.
And because God speaks to you through His Word, YOU NEED TO READ IT!
We will come alongside of you and teach you how to read and understand the Bible. Hearing God’s voice through His Word is going to blow you away!
How did you hear God invite you to receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord?
Was it with your ears or your heart?
How have you heard God speak to you these past few days?
PRAY THIS PRAYER:
Thank you LORD for your Word! I choose to believe that it is alive and active. I receive all that You will show me as I learn to hear Your voice when I read it.
Now be still and listen.
Record anything you hear God saying to you.
Thank you LORD for your Word! I choose to believe that it is alive and active. I receive all that You will show me as I learn to hear Your voice when I read it.
Now be still and listen.
Record anything you hear God saying to you.