We recently learned that we each need to seek and receive God's word about the situations we face. God's word will provide the assurance and confidence we need to overcome every challenge.
As we continue to quiet ourselves to pray for and hear the Lord's word, it is important to be aware that satan can attempt to hijack this process. The devil is interested in creating chaos and confusion. One way it achieves this is by whispering lies to people. When this happens, an individual can believe the deceptive word satan introduced, bringing disappointment and disillusion. This further leads to people feeling duped and thinking God lied to them.
Alas, in such cases, the problem is that they listened to what their "itching ears" desired to hear (2 Timothy 4:3). And satan knows what humans want to hear. Remember, it convinced Eve to sin so herself and Adam could have knowledge outside of God. It appealed to her curiosity and pride. The devil continues to steer people astray till this day as we learned in the How satan Speaks Series. It is therefore no surprise that when it discovers that a believer seeks revelation from the Lord, it will try to corrupt the person's ability to hear. After all, 2 Corinthians 11:14 teaches us that the devil likes to disguise itself as an angel of light. It does this to make people think they are hearing from the Lord when in fact, it is their enemy trying to destroy them.
However, as children of God, we need not fear whatever the enemy is up to. We must remain confident that the Lord will use every means available to ensure we hear from Him alone. He will move heaven and earth to reassure us that we heard His voice. He will use scriptures to quickly disprove any lie the devil tries to plant as a seed. Or, if need be, He will send someone to speak His word. There is no limit to what or who He can use to reach His children. The more we steep ourselves in His word, the more familiar we become with His voice so we can quickly reject the serpent's lies. And as we allow His Holy Spirit to transform us, we will notice the enemy's tricks work less and less.
Jesus Himself taught that His sheep hear His voice and do not recognize a stranger's voice (John 10:1-5). His sheep are those who believe He is the Son of God, cooperate with His Spirit and obey God's instructions. If any of this is missing in your life, today is the day to erase that deficit by repenting for sins and asking God for what you are missing - more of Him. If you are concerned that the Lord expects perfection and you can't achieve it, please worry less. God knows humans are imperfect and that has never stopped Him from achieving His purpose in a person's life when they submit to Him. His objective is to take His imperfect children on a lifelong journey, perfecting them over time so they can enter a perfect place when they die - Heaven.
When you understand His goal then praying, praising, studying the word, fasting, walking in faith, putting others first, and loving people become indispensable Kingdom Keys to help you partner with a perfect Father who is perfecting you for His glory. And as those and other spiritual tools work together, the devil's attempts to stop you from getting the revelation you need will fail.
By the grace of God, we are the sheep of the Shepherd of our souls and we hear His voice. We shall receive revelation from God and God alone, our ears closed to the enemy's words, IJMN Amen.
Please come back at Noon EST when we shall praise the Lord, pray for other people and again seek God's word on another issue we need His help on. It will be a wonderful time in His presence, so come and be blessed!
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