How to know that the voice you are hearing is God’s

Messages for October 2018: Our Month of Divine Lights

Message for Sunday 28^th October, 2018

Theme: Hearing and Following the voice of God.

Topic: How to know that the voice you are hearing is God’s

Introduction: So far from the beginning of this Month, we have been endeavouring to strengthen our relationship with God by looking at How to hear and follow His voice because if we do not do this, all our faith would be tantamount to an exercise in futility because the reason God made us is for fellowship and if we are not hearing and following Him, there can be no real fellowship with Him.

We have seen so far that God wants to speaks to us and the various methods He has used to communicate with mankind over the years and His intention that when He speaks to us especially instructing us, we are to follow without misunderstanding Him.

Today, therefore, we shall be looking at how we can ascertain that the voice we hear is actually the voice of God.  I have here listed seven things we can look out for to enable us test the voice we hear to ensure that it is God’s voice.

1.     The voice of God carries peace with it. When we lose our peace over a voice we hear, we should pause because evil spirits are always in a hurry. If you wait long enough, you would discover that it was not God who spoke as the cover would be taken off by your patience. Remember, in Galatians 5:6, we are told that faith works by love and patience is the first manifestation of love. This is on the understanding that God’s voice is the basis of true faith as shown in Romans 10:17. See Phil. 4:6-7, Ps.85:8.

2.     The voice of God agrees with the Bible. All scripture is authored by the Holy Spirit and therefore the bible is the basis for testing any voice that claims to be the voice of God. Whatever you hear from God will never conflict with the principles of scriptures because the bible is the word of God that has been tried seven times and has come out flawless. See Ps.12:6; Isa.8:20; Jer.23:25-29; 2Tim.3:16 and 2Pet.1:19.

3.     The voice of the Lord does not encourage hastiness. Any voice you hear from God that promotes hastiness should be checked against what we have discussed in paragraph 1 above. See Isa.28:16 and Heb.6:12.

4.     The voice of the Lord does not release fear but faith in your heart. Every time God speaks, His voice shoots arrows of faith into your heart such that you are empowered to take faith actions that bear the fruits that can only be described as the hand of God at work. See Rm.10:17; 1Jn.4:18.

5.     The voice of the Lord releases joy in your heart. Every time God speaks to us, his voice settles us in such a way that our hearts become filled with joy because in His presence is fullness of joy. Jesus said things to His disciples that enabled their hearts to receive and be filled with joy. See Ps.16:11 and John 15:11.

6.     Whatever God says eventually comes to pass as He says it will. God always confirms what He says through others who are more experienced in the ways of God. This is why we are told in Isaiah 30:20-21 that God gives us teachers who we can see and through them, the Holy Spirit confirms the leadings of God for our lives. See Deut.8:21-22; Luke 21:33 and Matthew 24:30, 35. Lam.3:37 Note however that this is without prejudice to conditional promises which requires that we meet certain conditions before the word can be actualized. Once the demands are met, the fulfilment of God’s word in this case is absolutely certain. A good example is His promise to Israel in Deuteronomy 28.

7.     Finally, whatever God says, He confirms with signs and wonders: When the role of the Lord Jesus Christ was challenged by John the Baptist when he sent his disciples to ask the Lord whether he was the one to come or they should wait for another, Jesus’ response was to work signs and wonders right before the disciples and sent them back to John to tell him what they saw. This was the same with Moses when God called Him. God had to prove his call on Moses to the people He sent him to by signs and wonders.

The reason for this is that signs are a means by which God authenticates His message and messengers. Ex.3:1-22, Isa.44:26, Luk.7:19-23, John 5:36-37 and Acts 2:22.

In summation therefore, putting all we have done so far in this month together, we can say that God not only speaks but He wants to speak to us and it is His pleasure to do so. He also wants us to hear and know for certain that He is the one speaking to us.

However, this blessing is meant for those who have entered into the covenant relationship of the New Birth with the Lord. The bible says that Christ in you is the hope of glory and this mystery was hidden from the foundation of the world for our glory. They are not hidden from us but for us to be able to discover them. If you desire this new birth experience so as to take advantage of what God has given us, you can do so right away by saying the following prayer out loud in faith and you will be saved and granted access to the mysteries of God that would enable you manifest His glory on earth. When Jesus was about to round off His mission on earth, he said he had brought glory to God by fulfilling His purpose. See John 17:4. If you want to be able to say the same thing when the time comes, please say the following prayer out loud and God would honor your faith:

Heavenly Father,

Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus died for me and you raised Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore declare that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the fatherhood of Satan and embrace Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you for this father in Jesus’ name!

Amen.

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