"My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they
follow me. I give them eternal life, and they never perish." (John
10:27-28)
What does it take
to hear the voice of God? Courage!
Am I afraid to seek
God’s truth? Am I afraid to listen to God’s truth, or am I afraid to act on God’s
truth when I find it? Or do I have the courage to respond to this gift of the
Spirit?
I need courage to
stand up and be a faithful Christian: to know him, to love him and to serve
him. It takes courage to hear his voice, to follow his voice and to serve Him,
by putting Him ahead of me.
And it takes even
greater courage to lead others back into the fold of the sanctuary of God’s
flock, to lead by example and speak up for His righteousness.
“Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.” Psalm 96:6
Nothing in this
world is easy. Individually, there are always challenges and conflicts to do what
is right (to follow the commandments).
But what is not
from God is from the devil, so until we have the courage to turn to God, to
resist what is easy (or looks easy, or a way to “happy”) we will remain an easy
target for evil.
And as a society it
takes each of us as individuals to change and to have courage: to choose to forgive instead of becoming
angry; to choose to seek God in church on Sunday morning instead of sleeping in
or attending a ball game; and to speak the truth instead of being politically
correct.
Courage means
making a choice FOR God—listening for, hearing and answering His voice.
Heavenly Father,
Your flock is blessed with the beauty of Your sanctuary. Help me to have the strength
to bear the sufferings of difficult choices. Help me to listen to Your voice.
Give me the courage to seek Your truth. Give me the courage to share Your
truth. Allow me to find the strength and beauty of Your sanctuary. Amen.
We are all his
sheep. He knows us and we know His voice, but we must courageously listen. Will
we have the courage to choose Him? Or will we choose the easy way out?
He is waiting for
us to follow Him.
Blessings, Charlotte
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