NOVEMBER 8, 2023 – Take Time To Listen

Take Time To Listen

 NOVEMBER 8, 2023
 Daily Reading – Jeremiah 38-41 / Hebrews 3

 GOD’S WORD:

Jeremiah 39:15 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying.

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

        Where are you when you hear from God? Some would say Church, Sunday School, Worship Services, or Wednesday service. Others might say, “He speaks to me during my quiet time and daily devotions.” As they read the Bible, God uses His written Word to speak to their heart. What a wonderful truth this is. Most people would not say in jail. In a place made to house sinners and lawbreakers. Yet that is where He spoke to Jeremiah. In fact, God spoke to several people while in prisons. It may seem an unlikely place, but the truth is God will speak to us by the Holy Spirit, and by the Word of God that we have studied previously, in all sorts of places. Often in our own emotional or spiritual prisons which we have created.

        
   ● In our prison of “I want it my way,” Jesus says, “whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

 

   ● In a prison of despair, we hear the voice of God say, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

 

   ● In the prison of sin, that seems unforgivable or irreversible, God says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

 

   ● When in the prison of weariness, we hear Him call, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

        Why do we not hear God speak? Often, we shut Him out or stay too busy for God. In the most unlikely places, we hear God say, “Peace be still.” Take time today to listen. Hear it? He just said I love you.

 

Do you have a quiet time where God can speak to your soul?