Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional
Pastor Anita Oyakhilome
Theme: Knowing His Voice
Date: Wednesday March 12th, 2014
Scriptural Ref: Revelation: 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the
door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me (Revelation
3:20).
The Lord Jesus said, "My sheep hear my
voice, and I know them, and they follow
me" (John 10:27). In other words, if you
belong to Christ, you have no problem
discerning His voice. Many wonder if it's
possible to hear God speak, in a world
where there're so many voices. The
words of the Master in John 10:2-5 clarify
this: "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."
The more you study the Word, the more
you recognize and know the voice of God,
because God and His Word are one. He
speaks through His Word. Even if He were
to give you a prophecy or a word from
the Spirit, it'll always be consistent with
His written Word. Through constant
meditation on His Word, His voice
becomes clearer to you, and His blessings
become manifest in all you do. Joshua 1:8
says, "This book of the law shall not
depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate on it day and night, that you
may observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make
thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt
have good success."
If, as a Christian, you've found it difficult
to recognize God's voice, you need to
keep hearing and receiving His Word into
your spirit, to become sensitive to His
voice. You'd need to develop a voracious
appetite for the Word. Colossians 3:16
says, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom...." The voice of God's
Spirit is made known to you through the
written Word. Moreover, you have to
learn to act on the Word quickly. When
you receive instructions or counsel from
God's Word, don't delay; act quickly.
That's learning to train your spirit.
In addition, praying in the spirit, that is,
praying in tongues, helps your spirit to be
conditioned to be in sync with God's
ideas, visions and promptings. The more
you pray in tongues, the more sensitive
your spirit will be to His voice.
CONFESSION:
I know the voice and the leading of the
Spirit, for I'm a child of God. I'm always
quick to respond to the promptings,
instructions and counsel from God's
Word, and from His Holy Spirit within me.
Amen.
Further Study: Colossians 3:16; Proverbs
4:20-22; Isaiah 55:10-11
Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the
Messiah) have its home [in your hearts
and minds] and dwell in you in [all its]
richness, as you teach and admonish and
train one another in all insight and
intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual
things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, making melody to God
with [His] grace in your hearts.
(Colossians 3:16 AMP)
My son, attend to my words; consent and
submit to my sayings. Let them not
depart from your sight; keep them in the
center of your heart. For they are life to
those who find them, healing and health
to all their flesh. (Proverbs 4:20-22 AMP)
For as the rain and snow come down from
the heavens, and return not there again,
but water the earth and make it bring
forth and sprout, that it may give seed to
the sower and bread to the eater, [II Cor.
9:10.] So shall My word be that goes forth
out of My mouth: it shall not return to
Me void [without producing any effect,
useless], but it shall accomplish that
which I please and purpose, and it shall
prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
(Isaiah 55:10, 11 AMP)
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Mark 15:1-20,
Numbers 32-33
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 27:1-8,
Psalm 73