Voice of Truth – CD Swanson
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth,” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2 KJV).
Christians can sometimes get lost in preconceptions about God, thereby influencing what we “think” we might “hear” from Him. For example, when we think of God as a perfectly wise and loving Counselor, (which is what He is!) we will most assuredly be open to His Word and Promises, irrespective of the adversities or calamities we may be facing. We know that He will undeniably help us when we believe and trust in our Rock.
Ostensibly, some may believe God is a vindictive Judge, and expect punishment on a daily basis, waiting relentlessly for Him to extract in penalties due to our follies, or backsliding.
Simply put, the depth of our relationship with the LORD will be instrumental in how we “hear” Him. When we approach Him, knowing we are serving a loving God, under the auspices of His grace, we’re filled with the blessed assurance that He will “talk” to us. And we then “hear” what it is that He’s saying, even if it might not be exactly what we “want” to hear. Nonetheless, His will not ours.
Have you judiciously applied all the foundations of His doctrine and will for your life on a daily basis?
The next time you think you “hear” what the LORD is saying, be sure it isn’t some preconceived thought in your own mind, luring and leading to the wide destructive path of the world.
Instead, follow the sage advice of 1 Thessalonians 5:21, and test whatever you “hear” alongside the truth of Scripture. It’s only then, your barometer of Christianity will register reality, which will let us abandon the shrill “fictitious” sounds of the world!
“Father, may I always hear Your voice and do Your will, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”
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