Can you hear Him?

We have a responsibility as children of God to know His voice. Jesus said himself that the sheep would know the Shepherd's voice. Do you know the voice of God?

It amazes me to read about Elijah. In 1 Kings chapter 19, Elijah has gotten scared and ran away to hide in a cave, for no good reason. Here he is, an old testament prophet of God, and he is gettin scared? C'mon man, you have God on your team, chill out for a minute. Okay, I am back to the point. Here is Elijah, hiding out in a cave, and then he is told to go out on the mountain, and wait for the Lord to pass by.

So here is the cool part, there was a hurricane, an earthquake, and a firestorm. And in all of this, Elijah KNEW the voice of the Lord so well that he knew that the Lord was NOT in any of those. Then it said, Elijah heard a gentle whisper, so he covered his head with a cloak, and went out for the Lord to speak.

Also, when Samuel was a young boy (1 Samuel 1) he was laying down to sleep. He heard someone call his name, so he ran to his mentor Eli, to see what he wanted. Eli told Samuel "I have not called you, go lay down". This happened twice more, and the Eli realized that it was the Lord who was calling Samuel. So in this case, Samuel had to "learn" the voice of the Lord.

The point is, can you hear Him? God is still trying to speak to and through His children. We have to hold up our end of the bargain, and actually KNOW Him well enough that we recognize His voice. His Word is the best tool for us to get to know God. I encourage you today to get in His Word, and find out exactly what He says about you. The bible says that the promises of God are yes and amen (so be it) to the believer. Think of God's promises as royalties or an inheritance, it is hard to claim an inheritance when someone dies if you don't know that an inheritance exists.