The NIV 365 Day Devotional

Hearing God’s Voice

It’s not that we don’t have ears; it’s that we don’t use them.

Scripture has always placed a premium on hearing God’s voice. Indeed, the great command from God through Moses began with the words, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Dt 6:4).

Nehemiah and his men were commended because they “listened attentively to the Book of the Law” (Ne 8:3). “Blessed are those who listen to me” is the promise of Proverbs 8:34. Jesus urges us to learn to listen like sheep. “The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out...His sheep follow him because they know his voice” (Jn 10:3-4). Each of the seven churches in Revelation is addressed in the same manner: “Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches” (Rev 2:29).

Our ears, unlike our eyes, do not have lids. They are to remain open, but how easily they close.

Question: What is God telling you in his Scriptures?

Taken from The NIV Lucado Encouraging Word Bible.