John 12:28: Jesus prayed, “Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “An angel has spoken to Him.” Jesus answered and said, “This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes”
What Did You Hear?
1. “Some said “it had thundered”
2. “Others were saying, an angel has spoken to Him.”
3. Jesus Himself told them, “This voice has not come for my sake, but for your sake. In other words, if they understand the message, it would benefit them.
It is not enough for Christians to hear a thundering sound or assume that God is speaking. We must listen attentively and make a conscious effort to understand the message God is conveying to us.
God always speaks to us through our minds and hearts; often, God speaks audibly to His children when He knows that He has placed them in situations that require absolute, unwavering faith.
BELIEVERS IN CHRIST, BEWARE OF MATHEMATICIANS’ STRATEGIES AND VARIOUS LIES FROM SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, OR CONVENTIONS NOTES.
Before I stepped out into ministry, some of the several attempts that some spiritual gurus used to dissuade me from answering God’s call were,
“Don’t you know that if you leave our gathering now, you will be like a scaffolding that, after it has been used for a great building, will be dismantled. It may sound logical, but it is a fallacy.
Before I could ruminate on that deceptive and sentimental advice, the voice of the LORD came to me clearly and said,
“Ask the person who is talking to you this question: Do you mean that the founder of this Church was a scaffolding?
He said, “No, why do you have to ask such a question?” I said that because I know your founder himself migrated from somewhere to answer God’s call, as he said.
Brethren, have you really heard God’s voice? I am very sure that He didn’t call you to go and establish another Franchise Parish.
Let us stop deceiving ourselves and others with “God has called me.” If God really called you, then go and carry out His assignment and stop bothering everybody for financial assistance. God’s Provision always comes with God’s calling; learn how not to copy others.
Believers in Christ, if you can’t stand for something, undoubtedly you will fall for everything.
