And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14.
Today your LORD (יהוה) God (אלוהים) says:
Never worry about going back into darkness once you have received Jesus as Lord. What did He tell you? Trust in that.
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” John 8:12.
In Jesus and by His blood, I have rescued you out of darkness into My own marvelous light and made you a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people set apart for the praise of My glory and the enlightenment of all mankind. You are the people who hear My voice.
Joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:11-14.
The darkness is not for you, you are children of the Light. Walk, therefore, in the Light and redeem the time. The Holy Spirit is in you, and you have the mind of Christ (the anointed one and the anointing). I have made Him to be wisdom to you and anointed your mind.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5.
When your head is anointed, it flows down to fill up your cup (earthen vessel) until it overflows with joy, health, wealth, peace, love, and strength.
Do not worry about hearing My voice. I am with you always; I never leave you or forsake you. When you believed the good news of your salvation, I sealed you in Christ by the Holy Spirit. Jesus is your good Shepherd and, as He explained, His sheep know and hear His voice, they follow Him and He gives them eternal life.
Remember also what My Son told Martha when she wanted Him to stop Mary from listening to Him and send her to help Martha in the kitchen. He told her that Mary had chosen the best part and it would not be taken away from her.
If you draw close to Me in fellowship prayer, I promise you in My Word that I draw close to you. And when you call, I promise to answer you and tell you great and mighty things you could not know. Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you.
Do not worry about hearing from Me, I am speaking from the rising to the setting of the sun and then you have My songs in the night. I sing in the night.
The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Psalm 50:1.
The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime; and His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. Psalm 42:8.
“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night?’” Job 35:10.
I have not stopped talking. The question is, “Have you stopped listening?” Or “Have you ever listened?”
The best place to learn My voice is in My Word, for Mine is the voice behind the Word. I spoke the Word, so in reading, listening to, meditating upon, and speaking the Word you will learn My voice. That is what a newborn baby does. The more the parent converses with the baby the more the baby knows the parent’s voice and imitates the sounds heard and learns the language until the baby is proficient to communicate with the parent and then with others. But the child will never fail to recognize the parent’s voice no matter how many other voices are being expressed in a room, such as a party, the child will immediately discern the parent’s voice above all the others.
And that is how it should be with you. In a world filled with other voices, those who spend time in My Word can discern My voice above the crowd and a stranger’s voice they will not follow.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” John 10:1-5.
Let us return to the instructions I gave to Joshua as he entered the Promised Land leading in well over two million people to claim their inheritance. This instruction added to his relationship to Me that he had cultivated for well over forty years as the servant of Moses. He was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights with Moses when I gave Moses the Commandments and the plans for the tabernacle.
Now the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandment which I have written for their instruction.” So Moses arose with Joshua his servant, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. But to the elders he said, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a legal matter, let him approach them.” Exodus 24:12-14.
And later when Moses would leave to administer to the people, Joshua would stay in the meeting tent with Me in prayer.
Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. Exodus 33:11.
He was not used to being the public speaker, but Joshua was the one I chose to succeed Moses to lead the people into the Promised Land and conquer it. He knew him and he knew Me from the hours he had spent with Me and with My Word. And against the people even trying to stone him, he stood on My Word and kept My Word. I knew I could trust him to hear Me and bring My plans to a successful conclusion on earth.
Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep which have no shepherd.” So the LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and commission him in their sight. You shall put some of your authority on him, in order that all the congregation of the sons of Israel may obey him. Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the LORD. At his command they shall go out and at his command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation.” Moses did just as the LORD commanded him; and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. Then he laid his hands on him and commissioned him, just as the LORD had spoken through Moses. Numbers 27:15-23.
Joshua became very skillful at discerning My voice. He heard from Me and followed the exact battle strategies I gave him from the first city they conquered to the last. And the strategies I gave him were unusual, such as marching seven days around Jericho and the walls going down with a shofar blast and a great shout. He consulted with Me when conquering the Amorites in battle and I directed him to speak to the sun and moon and stop the orbit of the earth to make time stand still to hold the light till the battle was done and won. And he did and all creation obeyed him.
How did he know what he had and hear Me so well? The same way you can, but you can do and know even more, for you not only have My Spirit on you, but also dwelling in you. And you have the Name of Jesus with which to take down the evil one and all his tactics and demons.
“Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the Torah which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. This book of the Torah shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate (hagah) on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:7-9.
This is the way you develop your faith, your ability to hear from Me, and how you receive all things from Me, no matter which one you are seeking of My many magnificent promises that make you partakers of My divine nature by grace so that you can walk in prosperity, health and My authority, and it has not changed nor will it. I gave it to Abraham, I gave it to Moses and he gave it to all the people, I gave it to Joshua, I gave it to David, I gave it to Solomon, and I gave it to Paul. Mary walked in it and so did so many others who did great works of excellence for My Kingdom, the mighty works that come from faith in My Word, in My Name, and being able to hear My voice.
Solomon, David’s son, when he became king asked Me for a hearing heart so he could discern My Words and know what to do to judge and govern My people Israel. And I granted his request. He became the wisest man on earth. And he wrote down the steps in the book of Proverbs very much like what I taught Joshua. So here is how the wisest man on earth gave the counsel as from Me about My Words to you. But remember in Jesus, you have a greater than Solomon with you, for He not only spoke, taught, and did My Word, but He is My Word and He is God, one with Me.
My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them and health to all their body. Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put devious speech far from you. Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Do not turn to the right nor to the left; turn your foot from evil. Proverbs 4:20-27.
Let us consider how to do this step by step. If you are not hearing from Me clearly, it would be a good idea for you to do accordingly.
“My son, give attention to My Words; incline your ear to my sayings.” Proverbs 4:20. So here we begin the formula: GIVE ATTENTION TO MY WORDS. Make them your final authority. Do not set your mind on what the doctor told you was impossible, or anyone else, whether it be spiritual, physical, emotional, or mechanical. Nothing is too hard for Me, nothing is impossible for Me, and if you cast the care on Me there is nothing I cannot take care of for you. But you must obey My Words. I tell you to tithe to prosper, so if you are not tithing, your prayers for prosperity are not made with authority. I tell you I am your healer if you remain in and obey My Words, if you have unforgiveness in you and have not determined to give that up, you are blocking your healing and hindering all your other prayers. Just read Mark 11:22-26. But never question whether My Will is to heal you, because I have told you over 100 times in My Word that it is. That is a closed matter.
And how do you pay attention? You incline your ear to My Words. You listen to Me above what the crowd is speaking. Like Joshua and Caleb, the crowd was speaking defeat and death, to retreat to the slavery of Egypt, but they spoke My promises of victory and were ready to go forward to take the new life I had promised them. Remember, faith comes by hearing and hearing My Words until you are full of them and have the faith to speak them with authority.
“Do not let them (My Words) depart from your sight; keep them in the midst of your heart.” Provers 4:21. Have a Bible you can read. Don’t just listen, please understand that listening is good because faith comes by hearing My Word as I just pointed out to you, but also read it. I can show you things as you read with attention that you do not always pick up when hearing because your mind may wander and miss a small piece that you needed to see to make the whole mosaic complete. And don’t just read them quickly and forget what you read, keep it going by pondering it in your heart until you know it is for you. Keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith, and He is My Word, so you keep your eyes on Him now that He is in Heaven by keeping your eyes off other things you should not be looking at and on My Word instead.
“For they are life to those who find them and health to all their body (flesh).” Proverbs 4:22. This is a very important truth for you to know. My Words are like medicine to your physical body. This should not surprise you for your body was made and formed by My Word. And you and all creation are made and sustained by My Word. My Word of power holds the universe together. My Word gives life. Nothing else does. All life emanates from and is of Me and I am My Word. There is no life without Me. It is because of Me you live, move, and have your breath and being. My Words are spirit and life. They are alive, have you never read, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1. You cannot separate Me from My Word. I am the LORD who heals you and I do it by sending My Word to heal you and deliver you from all destruction. Psalm 107:20. You must find and guard My Words, they are your counselors, your healers, and your teachers. And it also does you good, like medicine, to listen to anointed teachings on My Word, for I will send you preachers, teachers, and pastors to help you advance in your understanding and tap into the resurrection life in My Word.
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23. Shut out of your heart all teachings and doctrines and theories that are contrary to My Word. In this world you are surrounded by them, but you do not have to let them into your heart to become part of you. Be in the world but not of the world. If you listen to ungodly teachings, shows, and read ungodly books, you will take on the mindset and speech of the ungodly. Do not sit in the seat of scoffers. Again, keep your eyes on My Word, that is, on Jesus, the author and developer of your faith. Stay away from wicked and foolish companions and keep your eyes off places you should not look, do not go to look at ungodly material on the internet or in the magazine and book racks at the market. Be careful to guard your heart, for your mouth speaks from your heart’s abundance.
“Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put devious speech far from you.” Proverbs 4:24. Do not speak lies, gossip, slander, malicious things, idle words, obscenities. Do not speak your circumstances if they are not what you want, speak out My Word in faith so that you can bring that in and change your circumstances. If I said you are healed, then you are in the spirit though it may not have yet connected with your faith to be performed in your body. Do not contradict Me. There may be an illness, a spirit of infirmity, afflicting and oppressing you, but that can change by faith in My Word of healing. That is what Joshua and Caleb did when they spoke My promise of victory rather than the word of defeat that everyone else was speaking. And I said they had done My Will wholeheartedly, though they had done nothing at that point but agree with Me. Jesus is the High Priest of your confession (homologia is the Greek word in which that passage was written and it means saying the same word that I do in agreement with Me) and He brings it to Me to perform it as My Spirit brings it to pass with power!
“Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established. Do not turn to the right nor to the left; turn your foot from evil.” Proverbs 4:25-27. And here you see the narrow gate and rough road of self-denial that My Son asked you to walk. By this I mean you cannot just vent with your words any emotion that you allow to take hold of you at the moment, whether it be anger, jealousy, depression, or any other thought of the world, the devil, or the flesh mentality. It is a matter of living with purpose and focus and a firm determination to make My Word the plumb line for all you think, say, and do. It is walking in love even when you do not “feel” like it. It is keeping out distractions and detours. It is staying alert. It is giving and being generous. It is trusting in Me even when doubt and fear try to creep in. It is saying “Oh, no you don’t!” to every tactic of the devil and never backing down. It is answering the devil’s lies with the truth of My Word and not backing down, whether it is answering thoughts shot into your mind by his fiery darts or spoken by someone he has taken captive to do his will. It is casting out the unclean spirits in the Name of Jesus and casting all your care on Me in prayer. It is the giving of thanks after you have answered the lie of the evil one with My Word, cast out the unclean spirit or spoken to the storm to cease, cast your cares on Me in prayer expecting the answer according to My promises in My Word. The conclusion is always the voice of thanksgiving even when that is the last place your emotions are pulling you. Your only way out is joy in the truth of My promise and in your faith that it will come to pass. That is the narrow road and gate. And you know, it will give you joy and peace, the joy of self-control and all the fruit of the Spirit in your life. It is a royal Way to walk. It is your dignity; it is who you are in Christ: a royal priesthood. You are a new creation in Christ and old things have passed away. It is time to step up and walk in the newness of abundant life. And as you walk along, the path is like the light of dawn and it gets brighter and brighter till the perfect day when you hear “Well done, good and faithful servant, come share your Master’s JOY!”
I love you. Do not forget all your benefits: I forgive all your sins, I heal all your ills and pains, I redeem your life from the pit, I surround you with love and compassion, I fill your days with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. Psalm 103:1-5. Don’t leave this world without enjoying them all. Take up your dominion authority in Christ Jesus. You have it, it is time you knew who you are, knew what you have, and knew your purpose, all of which are found in Jesus, who is My Word. You have My Word, run with it.