Tag Archives: hearing God

Listening to God; November 26, 2025


Deuteronomy 18:15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. Because of the explicit singular in this verse, many have taken it to be a Messianic … Continue reading

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Prayer; September 27, 2025


John 16:24 “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.” We don’t often think about how prayer changed after Jesus’ resurrection. We automatically tack, “In Jesus’ name, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah; August 26, 2025


Jeremiah 15:16 When your words came, I ate them;    they were my joy and my heart’s delight,for I bear your name,    Lord God Almighty. Being called and used by God can be a mixed bag! Jeremiah is recognized as one of the great prophets … Continue reading

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Joy in God’s Word; July 15, 2025


Psalm 119:111 Your statutes are my heritage forever;    they are the joy of my heart. Verse 11 and verse 105 are the most famous in this longest chapter in the Bible, and reasonably so, but we should not let the familiar … Continue reading

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Listening to God; June 25, 2025


Psalm 85:8 I will listen to what God the Lord says;    he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—    but let them not turn to folly. This should be the prayer of every believer, because we should want to hear what the Lord is … Continue reading

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Talking With God; June 7, 2025


Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place;    you will protect me from trouble    and surround me with songs of deliverance. It strikes me that David’s Psalms are often conversational, with general statements, like the first two verses, then words addressed to God, … Continue reading

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Follow-through; May 14, 2025


2 Chronicles 15:7 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” This is not a complicated prophecy, but obviously Asa’s heart was prepared to receive it, and likewise the hearts of those … Continue reading

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Handling the Holy; May 8, 2025


1 Chronicles 15:13 “It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.” The … Continue reading

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Daily Living; April 25, 2025


John 21:3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. I can imagine the mental/emotional state of … Continue reading

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God’s Loving Care; April 9, 2025


John 16:26-27 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. … Continue reading

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