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BIBLE STUDY 0618: THE VOICE OF GOD [PART I]

 

“STILL, SOMETIMES SMALL BUT ALWAYS POWERFUL”

 

Text: Psalm 29

 

THE SIMILITUDE OF THE GODHEAD TO A REGENERATED PERSON

 

Introduction: The voice of God is one everyone will be awestruck when you are privileged to hear it. Adam heard it in the Garden of Eden and was convicted of his sin, Abraham heard it and moved by faith out of a heathen land to the land of Promise, and Moses heard it in the burning bush and moved closer to hear it. Samuel also heard it audibly as a young child and grew to hear from God all the time. The bible is full of stories of people who have heard the voice of God and their lives never remained the same again.  Psalm 29 describes vividly how powerful the voice of God can be. In this study, we will look at how we can place ourselves in a position to hear more of his voice – maybe audibly, maybe not. But one thing is certain; God always speaks and want to get our attention all the time.  I pray that your spiritual ears be always attuned and connected with the frequency of God’s voice after you go through this study in Jesus Name.

 

The image of God in Man

God made man in his own image and likeness. Gen 1:26, Gen 9:6, 1 Corinthians 11:7]

Man was created with different parts of the body, with a soul and a spirit.

 

The Godhead consists of the Father, Son on and the Holy Spirit.

•         God is a real person – He is a Spirit being, with a soul and a heavenly body [Job 13:8; Heb 1:3].

•         God goes from place to place in a body and spoke to men at different times. He is Omni-present but not Omni-body] – his presence can be felt everywhere at the same time [Gen 3:8, 11:5, Gen 35:9-13; Titus 2:13]

 

Parts of God’s Body Revealed to man:

 

Heart [Gen, 6:6; 8:21]

Gen 6:6 “And the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved at heart.”

 

Nostrils and Mouth [Psalm 18:8, Num 12:8]

Psalm 18: 8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

 

Lips and Tongue [Isaiah 30: 27]

 27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

 

 

Other parts of God’s body described in scriptures; Eyes, eyelids, sight [Psalm 11:4, Psalm 18:24] , Back parts, hence front part [Exodus 33:23];  Hands and Fingers [Exodus 31:18, Psalm 8: 3-6];  Breath [Gen 2:7], Ears [Psalm 18:6], Hair, head, face and arms [Dan7: 9-14, Rev 5:1, 6-7; Rev 22:4-6];  Loins [Ezekiel 1:26-28], and Bodily Presence [Gen 3:8; 18:1-22; Job1:6-12; 2:1-7; Ex 24:10-11]

 

Voice [Psalm 29; Rev 10:3-4] – The topic of the study

 

Matt 3: 16-17

 

16  And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

 17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

 

Practice the Presence of God

Since God is a real person, begin to practice his presence in your life. He sees you and is interested in every detail of your life. He is interested in your success. Do nothing he would not do if he were bodily present. Learn to communicate with him effectively in prayer. Listen to his voice as he speaks to your heart through his Holy Spirit.

 

Encounter with the Almighty:

When you meet God or you hear the voice of God, the effects are alike. It is called an encounter with the Lord. You are caught between the ROCK Himself and a hard place. If you flee from the ROCK, you jam the devil or you stay with the ROCK, he melts and moulds you. Have you had an unforgettable encounter with the Lord? How do you think God looks like if you encountered him face to face? An encounter with God leaves a permanent memory. It will be so vivid that you can say I know when it happened to me and nothing can remove that meeting from my spirit. You can hear of somebody and it has no direct relevance to you or you can hear of someone and it has a dumbfounding impact on your life. When you meet God you meet the greatest mirror, because he is a spiritual mirror who tells you what you are. Job had an encounter with the Lord and was honest with himself.

 

[Job 42:5-6]

 

5   I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

6   Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

 

When you have met the Lord, your life will be completely reversed, you will undergo complete overhaul; a new thing will begin to happen.  When Peter encountered Jesus he exclaimed depart from me for I am a sinner. Isaiah saw the Lord and said “Woe is me”, Ezekiel saw God and fell on his face; Daniel saw the Lord and said I was like a dead man. Paul when he was Saul of Tarsus met the Lord and the effect wore on and revived the early church.

 

CONCLUSION

Now that you know that man was created in the image of God’s PERSON and LIKENESS and the desire of God is that we have an unbroken fellowship with him, it will benefit you to seek to hear his voice all the time. Ask God to open your inner ears so your ears will not be dull of hearing his voice in Jesus Name.

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THE GOOD GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

 

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LUKE 11: 11-13 [KJV]

 11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

 

A child looking forward to a great meal will expect bread, fish and egg and not stone, serpent and scorpion. Bread, fish, and egg are life sustaining. Stone serpent and egg will harm a child. A father who gives a stone or a scorpion to a child to eat should expect to be in jail for a long time. In another scene, fathers give good gifts to their children out of love. When the child receives a gift he or she ask for, that child’s face is lighted with joy. In the above story, Jesus said earthly fathers expectedly make good choices in giving the right food to their children.  

Translating the story to the spiritual, God is a heavenly Father. The best gift by our heavenly Father after salvation (similar to after a child is born in the above passage) is the gift of the Holy Spirit. God knows you need it for survival in the world because the other alternative out there is are evil spirits from the devil does not want a Christian to survive in the faith. If you want to survive in the faith you definitely need the Holy Spirit. Ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit today.

 

Prayer Point

 

1.               Oh Lord thank you for giving me the gift of salvation. Thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

2.               Oh Lord, give me more power of your Holy Spirit. Satisfy me with the invigorating power of the Holy Spirit and make me whole; body, soul and spirit in the Name of Jesus.

 

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MY HELPER IS BIGGER THAN THE BIGGEST

 

 

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Have you ever asked for a helper when you are in need of one? Please try mine.

 

 

ISAIAH 43: 1- 2

 

1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

 

 

Prayer Point

 

1.                        Lord, thank you for being there for me always. Thank you for not allowing the circumstances and issues of life to overwhelm me in Jesus Name.

 

2.                        Lord thank you for your mighty wings of protection. Lord brood over me and protect me as the eagle protects her young in the mighty Name of Jesus.

Wisdom Fountain

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GRACIOUS ORNAMENT

Wisdom Fountain 0112 [Proverbs 1 v 7-9, KJV]

7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

 8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

 9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

An ornament enhances beauty. God wants to beautify our lives with his salvation. The beginning of this beauty is to fear the Lord. Not the fear of the world, but Godly fear, meaning reverence of the Almighty in every area of our lives. It means to hate sin and any appearance of evil. Noah was one of such. He saw the evil that had taken hold of the world in his time, moved with Godly fear, prepared an ark and was saved from the destruction and wrath God poured on the earth for the sinfulness of men and women that caused God to regret that he created man. [Gen 6:1-8]. To experience godly fear require diligent assimilation and obedience of the Word of God. Say the following prayer of commitment to the God as follows:

 

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Oh Lord thank you for the Holy Spirit that dwells in my heart. Grant me divine knowledge so that I may fearfully reverence you all the days of my life. Instruct me with the wisdom that will cause me to excel spiritually, in my marital life, socially and in the works of my hands.  Let your Holy Spirit remind me of your word and precept in meditation, thought and obedience in Jesus Name. Place your ornament of grace over my neck and shoulder, and let your grace abound in my life as I heed your word and precept in Jesus Name. I shall be abundantly satisfied with your goodness in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

 

 

 

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INNER CLEANSING
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart. 30 Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart [Proverbs 20:27, 30 NKJV].

The light post in a dark night guides sailors towards the harbour to berth their ship safely against the tempest of the sea as huge waves, lined up, surge from many nautical miles in the ocean ready to slam them against the harbour. Your spirit is the light post God has put in you to guide you through this tempestuous world. Keep it awake and let it glow in you 365 days/120 years if the Lord tarries.

Prayer for Alertness

Pray this prayer so you spirit man will be quickened from spiritual slumber, and your heart will be a sanctuary of His holiness.

Lord I thank you for your Holy Spirit that you have freely given to me. I decree that my spirit man shall be alive and awake to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Search all the inward parts of my heart and purge away every thing that does not glorify you in Jesus name. Let mercy and truth fill my heart and lovingkindness be my attitude to those around me and those you have put under my care. Strengthen me in my inner man and grant me physical strength to tackle the challenges of daily living in Jesus name. Thank you for removing the pain for every blow I have received and teaching me to turn away from evil. Thank you for Jesus who was beaten with many stripes so the blows I receive will never consume me in Jesus name. Henceforth let no man trouble me for I bear on my body the marks of the Lord Jesus Christ (Gal 6:17) in Jesus name.  Amen.