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HEARING GOD


Text: John 10:4 


 *When he has driven out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.* 


 *As a Father, God is always speaking to His children. The question is, do you hear Him speak?* 


Often, you hear questions like, how can I  hear God speak to me? How do I  know if it is the voice of God? Does God speaks to everyone?


Just imagine that you are a father with five children, would you speak to two of your children and never have anything to do with the other three?


Under normal circumstances, every Father wants to have good rapport with his children. Much more than an earthly father, God desires a very good rapport with all His children. 


Because many do not have a good working relationship with their earthly fathers, who ought to model a good and loving father figure to them, a lot already have a distorted idea of the fatherhood nature of God. 


 *One of the ploys of the enemy is to make man view God as unloving. God is a loving Father.* 


And as a loving Father, He is always talking to His children. From the very beginning, we saw how God was talking with Adam( the first man). His first word to him was that of blessing. 


And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth....Gen 1:28-30.


As a good and loving Father, He gave them guidance as to how to lead a triumphant life. Gen.2:16-17.


Even after man disobeyed God's command,  He still lovingly spoke to man. Gen.3:8-10. 

Out of His love and compassion towards man, He sent His only begotten Son to die for mankind so man can be restored back to the fellowship he had with the father.


To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 2Cor. 5:19.


God wants to talk to you more than you are ready to listen.  *It is never a matter of God not speaking,  it is more of you not listening or you not recognising His voice.* 



 *PRAYER FOCUS* 


1. Father God, please make me listen when you speak, and give me grace to harken to your words.


 *Bible Reading* 

 

John 10: 1-5.


 *CHRIST IMAGE ASSEMBLY* 

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