“God clearly spoke to His people in Acts. He clearly speaks to us today. From Acts to the present, God has been speaking to His people by the Holy Spirit. …Because He is always present in a believer, He can speak to you clearly at any time and in any way He chooses.”1

Jesus declared that He is the Good Shepherd and we are His sheep who can hear and know His voice. Meditate on His words in John 10:3-5, 11, 14, 27. What is the Holy Spirit revealing to you?

One name given for the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth. Why is this? Blackaby continues:

“…You and I cannot understand the truth of God unless the Holy Spirit of God reveals it. He is our Teacher. When He teaches you the Word of God, sit before Him and respond to Him. As you pray, watch to see how He uses the Word of God to confirm in your heart a word from God. Watch what He is doing around you in circumstances. The God who is speaking to you as you pray and the God who is speaking to you in the Scriptures is the God who is working around you. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways.”2

So, what are some of the main things you can expect the Holy Spirit to reveal to you? Carefully read Jesus’ words in John 14:26; 15:26 and 16:12-15 and identify five things the Spirit teaches.

What is the key to knowing God’s voice? Blackaby and King continue:

“…The key to knowing God’s voice is not a formula. It is not a method you can follow. Knowing God’s voice comes from an intimate love relationship with God. …As God speaks and you respond, you will come to the point that you recognize His voice more and more clearly.”3

Relationship is the key to knowing and hearing God’s voice. Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and many others experienced this firsthand, and so can you. What principle in Amos 3:7; Daniel 2:22 and Psalm 25:14 is reflected in John 15:15; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 and Ephesians 1:9? How does this encourage you as a “last-days” believer?

For examples, check out the lives of Enoch (Genesis 5:21-24), Noah (Genesis 6:9-18), Abraham (Genesis 18:16-22), and Peter (Acts 10:9-23).

Day 2 Devo

HIS PRESENCE IS YOUR VITAL NEED

You have said, Seek My face [inquire for and require My presence as your vital need]. My heart says to You, Your face (Your presence), Lord, will I seek….

—Psalm 27:8 AMP

David was not your average man. He had one thing that burned within his heart—one craving that consumed his consciousness. He had a passion for God’s presence. “The one thing I ask of the Lord,” he said, “the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple” (Psalm 27:4 NLT).