WEDNESDAY - 11TH DECEMBER, 2024
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RECEIVE A DISTINCTION IN THE SOUNDS - Knowing The Planned Time Series 011
I Corinthians 14:7, KJV
"7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
Why should a Christian complain that he couldn't hear or decipher the voice of the Shepherd? That's inability to distinguish sound from sounds. Things without life like cymbal or pipe do give distinct sounds that rightly prepares the hearer for correct act. God is not wicked. If non life giving things give distinct sounds, do you think your Father doesn't want to communicate to you distinctly. Jesus says, "my sheep hear my voice" (John 10:27). If you aren't hearing or recognizing His voice, you either are not His sheep or you have not been trained to hear Him. More so, many people are looking to hear God through one channel they have defined for God and not through the One He may want to choose and be consistent with to speak to them. You may be there dying to hear the audible voice of God because you know someone or a fantastic testimony where God led someone through that. However, God might have been speaking to you through inner witness. However, you're not perceiving or recognizing His communication for what it is. It means you are unlearned like Samuel. You need to be put through on how to recognize God's voice.
However, "my sheep hears my voice" is a sure statement that doesn't shake.
Our anchor verse talks of non living things giving distinct sounds which in turn prepares the hearers for a definite action. For instance, the specific sound interpreted to be a charge to battle will launch soldiers to battle while another will do something else.
If these invalids couldn't distinguish the sounds, they wouldn't know they were to rush for their healing in the pool. All of them could have waited, not running or making attempt towards the pool and that'll be because the angel didn't give a clear signal by which they'll know the water has now being armed with a healing virtue. However, they are said to wait, "for the moving of the water" (John 5:3).
So, those of you who are there who couldn't decipher the voice of your Maker, Father and Lord because of one confusion or the other. I speak, may those other voices competing with the Lord's be drowned. May your hearing and perception be fine-tuned. May you pick accurately and hear correctly.
PRAYER/CONFESSION: I am a hearing sheep. I hear my shepherd.
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