Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due

season we will reap if we do not lose heart.

Galatians 6.9

Hearing God pt.3

• Rev 3:22 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.“•Many voices are calling for our attention…•Who you listen to could have either have

wonderful results or devastating consequences!• How can you understand what God is saying

to you?

New Job in Alaska

• Communicate via radio• Enemy access• 3 Tests:• Check every message against the policy and

procedure manual• Get to know my voice• Understand my overall purpose

2 Pet 1:16-19

•We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it…

God Will Do What He Says• Num 23:19 God is not a man, that he

should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?• Isa 55:11 … so is My word that goes out

from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."

Discern God's Voice• Prov 14:15 A simple man believes anything, but

a prudent man gives thought to his steps.• The problem is that we are on a hostile

channel. Our minds can be prompted by God, from our own carnal desires, or from unclean spirits. • Some ignore this and naively believe that

anything they think or feel is from God, without humility or reflection.

• 2 Cor 11:3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.• 2 Tim 3:13f ...evil men and impostors will go

from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned …

• Rom 7:22-23 For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.

Obey the Father's Voice

• Obedience is the response that keeps the dialog going. • If we refuse to do what God tells us to do, we risk

deafening our spiritual ear or even risk his active rebuke.• 1 Sam 15:22 ..."Does the Lord delight in burnt

offerings ...as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice..."