Tue, Sept 19, 2017
Bible reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Memory Verse: That the LORD called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” 1 Samuel 3:4(NKJV)
God’s voice is clearly distinct from the many voices that we hear each day. God’s voice, the devil’s voice and your own voice are in a constant fight to gain dominance in your heart.
GOD’S VOICE VERSUS SATAN’S
God’s voice is very different from Satan’s in many ways. One of the most helpful criteria to use would be that of their nature. God is loving, true, peaceful and freeing. Satan, on the other hand is a liar, a murderer and condemning. When you get to hear a certain voice, check if the nature of the message, no matter how soft-spoken the voice may be, is reflective of God’s nature or not. Best of all, check that voice in the light of the Word of God. If the Word of God contradicts what is being said, then don’t believe it.
GOD’S VOICE VERSUS YOURS
Distinguishing God’s voice from your own, however, is a totally different thing. While Satan’s voice is in clear opposition to God, ours is different. The Bible says the “heart is deceitful above all things” (see Jeremiah 17:9), and because of this, we find it harder to distinguish our voice from the Lord’s. But the Word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart. Heb 4:12(BBE)
Quote: Those who hear God are ever confident.
Prophetic Word: Receive the ears of Samuel, in Jesus name.
Prayer Focus
- Spiritual deafness, disappear, in Jesus name.
- Satanic cotton wool, blocking my ears, catch fire, in Jesus name.
- I bind and cast out the spirit of disobedience, die, in Jesus name.
- My Father, don’t let me go astray, speak to me now, in Jesus name.
- Heavenly Otolaryngologist, perform your ENT surgery in me, in Jesus name.