In Touch Daily Devotional 27th December 2022 By Dr. Charles Stanley, Tuesday Message
Read In Touch Daily Devotional 27th December 2022 and be blessed.
TOPIC: Learning to Listen to God
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Psalm 81:8-16
8“Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me!
9“Let there be no strange god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.
10 “I, the LORD, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
11 “But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel did not obey Me.
12 “So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their heart, To walk in their own devices.
13 “Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
14 “I would quickly subdue their enemies And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 “Those who hate the LORD would pretend obedience to Him, And their time of punishment would be forever.
16“But I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, And with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
CHARLES STANLEY IN TOUCH DAILY DEVOTIONAL 27 DECEMBER 2022 MESSAGE
The Lord wants us to pay attention to Him, but sometimes we ignore His voice and miss His blessings. Learning to listen to God is as important as learning to talk to Him—if not more so. Generally, we find it much easier to rattle off a prayer than to sit quietly and wait to hear what He has to say.
Since two-way conversation is essential in developing a relationship, being able to hear the Lord’s voice is a vital part of the Christian life. Sometimes we have the notion that after being saved, we just automatically know Him. But that is not true in any kind of relationship. Just as we grow to know another person through communication, so we become more intimately acquainted with God through listening and talking to Him.
Not only do we need ears to hear His voice; we also must have discernment to accurately understand what He is saying. Being grounded in the Scriptures sharpens our discernment and protects us from deception. Have you ever considered that neglect of God’s Word is a rejection of Him? The Lord continually calls out, “Oh that My people would listen to Me” (Ps. 81:13). He is ready and willing to speak to those who will humble themselves, take the time to listen, and respond obediently to whatever He says.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 1-4
REFLECT: Untold blessings await those who pay attention to our Father’s voice.
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In Touch Daily Devotional 27th December 2022. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.