Which Voice Do You Listen to…!

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts.” Psalm 139:23

Our soul and mind are designed by God to listen intently to what He said to us. It now depends on you to discern what your inner mind is saying if it is from the spirit of God or the spirit of the devil. More reason why the Bible admonishes us that “let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom….”

The more the word of God you have in you, the more transformed and regenerated your inner man to direct you, correct you, guide you, teach you, rebuke you and also instruct you. Isaiah 30:21 says “thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” This takes us into the role of the holy spirit in these last days, which is CONVICTION God wants us to be so in tune with him; when he speaks something to our heart, we should discern where it is coming from and obey.

The holy spirit will convict you when you do something wrong. The nature of man is to sin, either by lying, lustful thinking, doubting God, unforgiving heart, and so on. When Jesus came to save us, he knows there is the possibility that men will continue to sin, and that was one of the reasons why he promised us the holy spirit to bring to our remembrance what he has taught us.

Paul lived with a clean heart after conversion, whenever his heart was convicted, he immediately repented and got things right. Living a life convicted by the holy spirit does not mean you are perfect, but you can have a perfect heart if you can allow the holy spirit to clean it and refine it. But Christians mistake CONVICTION with CONDEMNATION. John 16:8 says, “And when he comes, he will reprove the world of sin, and righteousness, and judgment.”

PRAYER
1. Oh lord, as I fellowship with you in your word, teach me how to live with a pure heart and also give me a repentant heart to be attentive to your voice in Jesus’ name. AMEN.