Some believe that God reveals or speaks to us through the Bible, others believe that God can lead and guide us. I believe that God still speaks to us today through His Holy Spirit.
Jesus said " Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matt 4:4). That means that something happened in the past is happening in the present as well as in the future.
Perhaps there are some hindrances to our hearing God's voice:
Hearts not perfect before God
"For the eyes of the Lord search back and forth across the whole earth, looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward him, so that he can show his great power in helping them" (2 Chr 16:9).
- worldly affections - if are affections are set on things on the earth rather than on things in Heaven (1 jn 2:15). The Bible tells us to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength (Matt 22:37)
- impure motives - motives are impure just like prophet Baalam (Num 23). Baalam bartered God-given miraculous gifts for money, fame and prestige.
- wrong intentions - Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) were pretending to give all the money to the work of the Lord, but were really keeping back much of it for themselves. Their intent was wrong and God killed them.
Rev Dr. Ronnie Ng
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