HEARING GOD’S HEARTBEAT
JUNE 23, 2025
TEXT: John 10:25-29
KEY VERSE: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: John 10:27
In our modern age, countless believers are faced with a perplexing dilemma: they worship a God they believe is present, yet one who remains mysteriously silent. Doubt plagues their minds as they grapple with the question of whether or not God truly communicates with humans in the present day.
The Bible, however, assumes God’s existence from its very beginning and further portrays Him as a God who desires to engage in communication with any human willing to listen. In the pages of Scripture, God reveals Himself as a Being who speaks openly and directly, inviting response and discussion from His creatures, thus contradicting the silence many experience today.
The Bible conveys a consistent message from start to finish: that God, throughout the passage of time, imparts Himself, His love, and His wisdom to believers. God speaks clearly, so distinctively that man cannot help but respond—sometimes with acceptance or gratitude, and other times with disagreement or indignation, but always with some form of reaction. In this manner, God reveals Himself, His love, and His knowledge to every believer, inviting them to engage with Him personally and intimately.
In the opening chapters of the Bible, we are presented with the creation of the universe and of humankind. Without hesitation, God speaks directly with the man He has created, instructing him and his partner in their roles as God’s creatures, made in His image. God blesses them in life and warns them of the dangers of turning away from Him. After their disobedience, He engages with Adam and Eve, discussing the consequences of their sin. The dialogue is so tangible that Adam and Eve attempt to defend their actions in response to God’s inquiries.
As God speaks directly to Noah, He delivers the precise design for an extraordinary ship that will ensure the safety of Noah and his family through the looming flood (Gen 6:14). Upon God’s command, Abraham relinquishes all he knows to follow Him to a land yet to be revealed (Gen 12:1-4). So acquainted is Abraham with God’s voice that when He instructs him to sacrifice his son, he submits willingly (Gen 22).
Moses encountered God’s voice emanating from a burning bush that remained miraculously unburnt (Exo 3:4), leading him to embark on a divinely appointed mission to liberate the Israelites from their bondage in Egypt. The extraordinary events that ensued—the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of manna in the desert—attested to the fact that Moses was communicating with a divine Being and not merely conversing with his own imagination.
The heart of the Bible is Jesus, whom John identifies as the Word of God (John 1:1-5, 14). The prophets of antiquity received an incomplete message from God, but Jesus is the message itself! He does not possess the complete message; He is the complete message! He does not possess the truth; He is the truth (John 14:6)! He is the ultimate expression of God’s voice, the embodiment of divine love, manifest in the flesh.
Jesus declared to His believers that they would be identified by their ability to hear His voice and obey His commands. In the words of John 10:27: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” When the Risen Jesus appeared to Ananias, a believer residing in Damascus, Ananias was not surprised. He responded in a straightforward manner, saying, “Here am I, Lord” (Acts 9:10). The only element of surprise was in the nature of the message conveyed to Ananias: he was to go and lay hands on Saul of Tarsus, who had recently converted to Christianity.
The direction of the early Christian church’s mission was guided by God’s voice (Acts 10; 13:1-4; 16:6-10). The Jerusalem Council meeting was led by the Spirit’s voice, speaking within their hearts and through the Bible (Acts 15:28).
God is alive and still speaking to us today! His message to us is, “If anyone can hear, let them listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches” (Revelation 2:7; 3:6). The heartbeat of our loving Father beats for us, calling us into fellowship and intimacy with Him. From the ancient pages of Scripture to the modern-day stirrings in our souls, His voice resounds, pleading with us to draw near and listen. Today, I urge you to silence the noise of the world and attune your ears to His gentle whisper, for He is ever-present, whispering words of love, hope, and direction.
SEARCH LIGHT: It is important to cultivate a spirit of obedience and receptivity in order to hear God’s voice clearly.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to open my ears and heart to Your voice. Let me hear You above the noise of the world and obey Your calling in my life.
BIBLE READING: Psalm 62-64; James 1
PASTOR MICHAEL OMOLE
