God wants to be heard and understood

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Good morning everyone,
 
Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship”
 
Our Bible verse for today: “Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in different ways. In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son.” Hebrews 1:1-2 (CSB)
 
Our thought for today: “God wants to be heard and understood”
 
Paraphrasing Henry Blackaby, “If we can’t hear God when He is speaking to us and know what He is saying, we are in trouble at the heart of our relationship with Him.” He has made that statement in his Bible study “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God,” and I have heard him say it several times in person.
 
And he is right. One of the most exciting truths in all of Scripture is that God wants to be heard and understood by His people. From Genesis to Revelation, we are given example after example of God speaking to His people through dreams, visions, angels, prophets, preachers, burning bushes, and in many other ways. Scripture itself, every word of it, is God speaking to us.
 
We just need to learn to hear Him. We need to learn the ways in which He speaks to us, and we need to become spiritually sensitive enough to understand what He is saying. Not only is it possible to hear and understand God, but it is essential to hear and understand Him. God wants to be heard and understood by His people and if we can’t hear Him, and if we don’t understand what He is saying, we are in trouble at the heart of our relationship with Him.
 
That’s why at Oak Hill Baptist Church our Sunday evening Fall Bible Study will be “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God.” We will be learning how to hear and understand God so we can then live life in the center of His will.
 
If you live in Cumberland County Tennessee, or if you are even close, I want to invite you to join us. The study will be on Sunday evenings at 6:00, September 17th through December 10th. It will include a workbook with five daily lessons, a DVD session with Henry Blackaby, and a group discussion. Everyone is welcome.
 
One of the greatest truths in all of Scripture is that God wants to be heard and understood by His people, and you can learn to hear and understand Him.
 
God bless,
Pastor Jim
 
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