1 Corinthians 14:8
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
1 Corinthians 2:12
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
John 10:27
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
Christians are unusual creatures. Re-Creatures might be more accurate. We’ve been rewired, as it were, to hear God. To hear Him through His Word, His Holy Spirit, His ministers and through fellow believers. We’ve been re-gene’d (regenerated) by the Word and the Spirit and now we take our directions from the realm of the Spirit. At least, that’s what’s supposed to happen. This week’s lesson reminds us that there are many voices in the world and that we, as Christians need to pray for discernment as we sort through all the noise around us. I have tinnitus, a constant ringing or echoing in one ear that causes me to have to concentrate to listen. When there are a number of people talking around me, it becomes difficult to distinguish the particular voice or sound I want to hear from the rest of the sounds around me. It requires some concentration. The same is true in the spirit. There are many voices and many different versions of the gospel being presented. The believer has to discern the truth. Thankfully, we have help. We have the assurance that God will not let us be led astray. Not if we are truly His. It’s that assurance that causes us to patiently wait upon the Truth. Jesus Christ, The same yesterday, today and forever. Subsequently, it’s our patience and our faithfulness in the face of the various challenges that pleases our Father in Heaven..
Blessings,
wb
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