Today’s Bible readings are Exodus 21:22-23:13, Matthew 24:1-28, Psalm 29:1-11, Proverbs 7:6-23
Psalm 29:4-5
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice
of the Lord is majestic. 5 The
voice of the Lord splits the
mighty cedars; the Lord
shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Many of you have heard me say this before, & I’m sure
you will hear me say it again—“One word from God will change your life.” There
is nothing more powerful than the voice of God. It was the voice of that caused
light to appear where it had never existed before. It was the voice of God that
caused stars to appear. It was the voice of God that told water where it could
go & where it had to stop. God’s voice carries creative power.
What a picture we have here of how incredible the voice of
God is. His voice splits the cedars. The cedars of Lebanon were the strongest &
most impressive cedars of the land. They were towering & very durable. Yet,
the psalmist shows us that they can’t stand under the power of the breathe of
Almighty God. PRAISE GOD!!!
I know that there are things that are standing in your path.
Many times they are huge & even intimidating. Yet, I encourage you today
that they can’t stand under the power of God’s powerful voice. His voice still
has the power to split even the strongest of trees.
·
You know that unforgiveness in your heart—Split by
the power of His voice telling you to love the way He loves.
·
You know that fear that things are not going to
change—Split by the power of His voice telling you to trust in Him.
·
You know that worry that keeps you up at night—Split
by the power of His voice telling you He is your hope.
·
You know that pain in your body that isn’t
getting better—Split by the power of His voice telling you that you are healed
by His stripes.
- His voice makes mountains moves.
Psalm 29:6
6 He makes Lebanon’s mountains
skip like a calf; he makes Mount Hermon leap like a young wild
ox.
Look at the
power that our God has. There is none like Him. Let this sink in your heart
today. His voice changes things. That is why it is so important for us to tune
our ear into His voice. There are many voices that influence us. We listen to
the voices like these:
1.
The voice of
doubt
2.
The voice of
fear
3.
The voice of
offense
4.
The voice of
past
5.
The voice of
shame
These all speak lies to us that ultimately defeat us & keep us from moving forward. They say things like:
1.
You can’t.
2.
That will
destroy you.
3.
They don’t
care about you.
4.
Remember
what happened last time?
5.
You are not
worth it.
How can we ever expect to succeed with this playing in our head? This only produces bondage in our lives. The one thing that can clear the path of all these destructive lies is the voice of TRUTH! As God speaks His TRUTH over you it splits the cedars & moves the mountains that have kept us contained.
His voice is
the key to us finding freedom. His voice is the source to more strength. His
voice will lead us to greater increase. What must we do to position ourselves
to hear from God more accurately?
1. Listen more.
Jesus is
always trying to talk to us, we just fail to listen. We have so many other
things flying through our mind & ears at all times. It may also be that we
aren’t familiar to the Lords voice because we are so use to the voices that are
bringing defeat into our lives.
John 10:4-5
4 After he has gathered his own
flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. 5 They won’t follow a
stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.”
2. Obey what He tells you to do.
In my life,
there have been seasons when I wasn’t in tune with the Master’s voice. I have
noticed that it usually has to do with me not following what He last told me to
do. This is a very important point to look at. If we don’t follow the last
direction He is not going to change what He has told us to do. So my advice—Listen
& obey.
3. Put yourself in a position where you can hear from Him.
Go to
church, read the bible, pray, spend time in quiet meditation listening, these
things create a culture that is conducive to His voice ministering to us. I
like to get away & worship in a quiet place. I also like to work with my hands
while I talk to God & listen for His reply.
I guess what
I’m trying to say is just get busy listening for His powerful voice. He is speaking.
He wants to change your life & the lives of those around you. His voice has
the power to do it. Find what works for you & get busy doing it with all
your might. It is time for some cedars to split & mountains to skip out of your
path. His voice is the ticket to bringing this to pass.
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