Morning by Morning, May 24 - Listen to His Voice “Today”
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Lead me today in Your way -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
“O that today you would listen to His voice! Do not harden your hearts ...” (Psalm 95:7).
I’m listening, Lord. The opposite of listening is hardening our hearts. The less we listen, the harder our hearts become, the more “hard” of hearing we become. But the more we listen, the more we hear, the softer our hearts become.
It’s in the listening that we can follow Your leading. “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God” (Romans 8:14). “The sheep hear His voice. He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out.... The sheep follow Him because they know His voice” (John 10:3-4).
Some say, “You can’t expect to hear the voice of God every day.” But that’s not what You say. That’s not what Your Word says. Your Word says, “O that today you would listen to His voice!” How often is “today?” I’m pretty sure it’s every day.
And You speak to us in millions of different ways -- when we hear Your voice in our hearts, when You highlight a verse in Your written Word, when You impress upon us a sense of Your leading by Your living word, when You open the eyes of our heart to see what You’re doing with images or visions or our sanctified imagination, when we sense the peace that surpasses all understanding as we seek Your confirmation of our decisions, when the joy of Your pleasure bubbles up in our spirit, when our hearts are pierced with the conviction of sin, when we tremble with the fear of the Lord in the Presence of the Lord, or when we tremble with delight in the Presence of the Lord, and so many other way You speak and we listen.
What a gift we have to be known by name and called by name! What an invitation we have to come draw near to You every day -- including “today” -- to listen to Your voice!
As it turns out, that’s not psychotic, presumptuous, or prideful -- it’s just plain old obedience to the Word of God: “O that today you would listen to His voice!”
And as I listen right now, what I sense in my heart is the pleasure of Your voice, saying, “Well done, My son. Well said. Well heard. You keep listening and I will keep leading.” ...
Yes, Lord. As best as I can and all by Your grace, I’ll keep listening and keep seeking to follow Your leading. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you draw near to God every day to listen to His voice and follow His leading, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy & Rocio Hays
Messiah Ministries
412 S. Adams Street #148
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
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