Sunday, November 18, 2012

HEARING, EMBRACING AND OBEYING THE PROPHETIC VOICE OF THE WORD OF GOD!



Copyright by Dr. William Valmyr

12 For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.13 And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do.” (Hebrews 4:12-13, The Amplified)

Something exciting is happening in heaven, as God is moving and preparing His people for a supernatural outpouring of His Holy Spirit, for the end time harvest of souls and for the return of the Lord. Christians are becoming dissatisfied with the postures of religion and spiritual apathy: condemning them, critiquing them, and becoming more proactive about their spiritual growth. More and more, we want to be people who cultivate a heart for the prophetic, people who tend and keep what is all together righteous before God. The remnant who believe in the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all things, want to be people who love the Word and people that move the horizons of the possible in places as wide as the world and as small as a home.

The Need to Sharpen our Spiritual Ears!

There are many voices, speaking to our spirit today. Amongst them are the voices of reason, the voice of fear, the voice of satan, the voice of the unregenerated soul, the voice of personal ambitions and the voice of God. Discerning the voice of God in the midst of a plethora of opinions is the essence of biblical discernment. Christians do not live their lives according to the voice of public opinions or political polls but the authentic Christians live their lives according to the principles and precepts of the Word of God.  Jesus modeled this concept in Luke 4:1-4 when the devil tempted Him to turn a stone into bread, knowing that He had not eaten nothing and fasted for 40 days in the wilderness. During this temptation Jesus answered the devil saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” (Luke 1:4, NKJV)

Friends, if our Lord depended upon the Word of God to sustain Him when He faced temptations, how much more do we need to do the same? I urge you have ears to hear what the Lord is saying to us today. Seek to hear God’s voice for your situation, get the wisdom of His Word, and in all your getting, get understanding (Proverbs 4:7-9). It is my prayer that you are hearing the prophetic voice of God’s Word over your life. You are not an accident; God has a purpose and a plan for your life. God loves you, I love you and I am praying for your spiritual ears to be attentive to the prophetic voice of the Word of God. Grace and peace!

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