Hallelujah Devotion – 1. The Voice Of The Lord 11.5.2026
The VOICE of the Lord keeps all of creation & harken us to OBEY Him.
His voice is inside us. It is a clear, firm, precise yet a much comforting sound. His sheep hears His voice. His voice is authoritive, to heal at His command & to guide and at its resound the earth trembles.
Jeremiah 38:20 Please, obey the voice of the LORD which I speak to you. So, it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
We are to adhere to His commandments
Deu 13:18 …you have listened to the voice of the LORD your God, to keep all His commandments which I command you today, to do what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.
We cannot miss His voice unless we keep on talking
If we do not quite down to listen, our own/many words, often spoken out of fear, self-absorption, duty or familiarity in praying will easily take over.
His voice is strong & clear enough to override our own thinking – to keep us on the right track & out of harm’s way.
The Voice of God created all things. It Shields us.
It commands the dear to give birth. Its power breaks the cedars & split the trees in pieces. It dismantles strongholds & bring mountains down.
Joe 3:16 The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the LORD will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.
The VOICE of the Lord Commands
It opens up, halt and shakes up the heavens & the earth with His might- to make known to all mankind that He is God.
As we speak to the mountain before us, we speak, “Grace! Grace!”, it will be destroyed. For the voice of the Lord has resounded into the atmosphere… and created to perform His will!
Zec 4:6-7 (6) ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts. (7) ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”
The voice of the Lord instructs us to possess what is His, for His kingdom & for His glory
Deu 9:23 Likewise, when the LORD sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, ‘Go up and possess the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and you did not believe Him nor obey His voice.
God’s Voice is penetrating & powerful
Rev 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder.
LET us therefore, decide to listen for that gentle voice deep within, that WILL guide and help us beyond our own feeble attempts to guide ourselves.
Heb 4:11-13
(11) Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.
(12) For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
(13) And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
His deep, still sure voice within us, is so much easier to follow than our own disruptive reasoning, troublesome excuse-giving or multi-facetted arguments, in following our own narrative. It brings peace, joy & rest.
Also, in these days it will be crucial to discern His voice from the voice of deception of the evil one in the world. Let us therefore encourage each other and also seek to reach out to the lost… Heb 3:15 “TODAY, IF YOU WILL HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS IN THE REBELLION.”
Prayer
Father, we come to you in utmost dependency to obey & to trust in intimate surrender to your voice.
We pray that You will help & guide us to DISCERN our own fleshly thinking, stubbornness and/or pre-conceived ideas, preferences or opinions that so easily lead us astray.
We want to adhere to your gentle nudge through your Holy Spirit’s leading. Through the Spirit of peace & the silent unction in our hearts we want to obey You through the words of knowledge, wisdom, discerning of spirits & follow you in the reverential fear & intimate awe.
Amen & Amen