His Voice

A Bible lesson from Teach Me, Lord

John 10:27 My sheep know my voice and they follow me.

How would you describe God's Voice? Do you recognize when He is speaking to you? He speaks to us on a continual basis. Prayer is talking to God. Listening and responding to Him is a conversation. These are Biblical examples of His Voice and how He speaks into our hearts.
Jer. 33:3; Heb. 10:16; 2 Tim. 3:16-17, John 10:27; 1 Cor. 2:16


God's inner voice leaves impressions on the heart. These impressions influence our soul. The first time we heard from God and had a conversation with Him was at salvation. We became aware of our need for Him, confessed our sins and invited Him into our lives as Lord and Savior. A life changing conversation, a life changing experience. (By the way only God can lead a person into salvation.)

Everyday we receive impressions that motivate us to think, speak and act in either the world's way or God's way. Ask this question: Is this impression from God? Is this something He would say or do or think? To answer those questions accurately we must know God's goals, desires and character. He tells us about His love, His plans and His goals in the scriptures. Through prayer, worship and Bible reading we can know Him and His voice.

When reading the scriptures think about keeping a record of the descriptions of His character. Then make a record of the world's character. A good place to start is in Gal 5:19-23. Both the world's voice and God's voice are described in these verses.

God's voice inside your spirit must agree with His character. Motivations, intentions, emotions, experiences and the deep hidden secrets surface. Are these revealed truths leading to decisions, desires and goals consistent with God's Character or are they leading to self-centered, self-motivated, self-absorbed living (Heb 4:12)?

Do you hear from God? Can you describe His voice? Of course you can. You're a child of God.

My sheep know my voice and they follow me.