HEARING THE VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Since we have the Holy Spirit living inside us, it would seem that we should hear God’s voice. Why can’t we? We often are looking to have the kind of relationship with God now that He has promised for the future. One aspect of that relationship is hearing God just like He hears us.
I would like to suggest that the main purpose in our life is to learn to live by faith in God. We can see this expressed in many ways in the Bible. The Bible tells us to “wait on the Lord” (Lamentations 3:24-25, Isaiah 64:4, Micah 7:7), to rejoice in the testing of our faith because it produces endurance (James 1:3), and that our faith is more precious than gold (1 Peter 1:7). How can we love God if we do not have faith? How can we love our neighbor as we should if our natures are not changed by God through faith? How can we hope if we have no faith in what we hope for? Pride declares that we do not need God’s strength because we have sufficient strength for what we desire—it leaves no need for faith in God (Psalm 10:4).
Because faith is so important for these reasons, it makes sense that the writer of Hebrews (11:6) tells us, “And without faith it is impossible to please Him . . .” (Hebrews 11:6) If during this life, we are able to hear God’s voice as clearly as He hears us, then there is no more need for faith. For the time being, we do not hear God directly--He is hidden as if in a thick cloud (Psalm 97:2). However, we do hear God in other ways because He is able to do all things—including leading us into truth and the way we should go by subtle direction in our spirit (Isaiah 30:21 & 48:17, John 14).
In John 17: 20-23, Jesus prayed for a unity in the Church that would be like the unity that He shared with the Father—a supernatural unity—so that the world would believe. That is why God called me to this ministry—to call on our leaders to plan a day in which they together would follow Jesus’ example to ask the Father for a solution to our disunity. I did not hear the voice of God or an angel, but God has confirmed it over and over to me—some of the details of which I share on the “About” page.
Perhaps God is calling you to support this effort. You could be part of this legacy that begins anew the unity that will empower the Church to be the witness that God has called us to. The leaders will listen if the people urge them. If you hear God’s subtle voice calling us to unity, or you understand what John 17:20-23 says and believe the Bible, can you give a good reason not to follow Jesus’ example to ask the Father for His type of unity?