Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Hearing God
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105)
There are a lot of people today who say they hear the voice of God telling them to do thus and so. But what we must remember is that God will never contradict His Word. He will always lead us according to what the Bible says.
Some people come up with some lame concepts, such as “We’re not married, but God has told us it’s okay to have sex.” I can assure you that God didn’t say that, because He says in His Word, “You shall not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14). God will not contradict His Word.
Let’s say you were hoping for a letter from someone. You stand at the window, waiting for what seems like an eternity for the mail carrier to arrive. Finally, he drives up and you bolt over to your mailbox. You’re looking for that letter. Maybe it’s from someone you’re in love with. Maybe it’s an answer to a job application. Maybe it’s something you ordered in the mail. Maybe you’ve won the sweepstakes.
But imagine this. What if you had a handwritten note from God to you? Would you carry it around in your pocket for a couple of weeks and open it when you got around to it? I doubt it. You probably would tear it open as you’re thinking, “Wow, God spoke to me! What does He have to say?”
The Bible is a written letter from God. A lot of us carry it. We have it in different colors and sizes. We have it in different translations. But we never read it. It’s a letter from God to us. If you want God to speak to you, then open up His Word.
Copyright © 2008 by Harvest Ministries. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New King James Version, copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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