YOU WERE CREATED TO RECOGNIZE GOD’S VOICE IN A WORLD FULL OF STRANGE VOICES
John 10:4 He (Jesus) walks ahead of them (Christians); and they follow him, for they recognize his voice. Living Bible
John 10:5 They won’t follow a stranger but will run from him, for they don’t recognize his voice.” Living Bible
The Strange Voice of Culture
We can’t follow a culture that isn’t following God
Romans 12:2 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. The Message
Strange Spiritual Voices
Deuteronomy 18:9 When you enter the land that God, your God, is giving you, don’t take on the abominable ways of life of the nations there. The Message
Deuteronomy 18:11 Don’t practice divination, sorcery, fortunetelling, witchery, casting spells, holding séances, or channeling with the dead. The Message
Ezekiel 21:21 For the king of Babylon stands at a fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He will call his magicians to use divination; they will cast lots by shaking arrows from the quiver; they will sacrifice to idols and inspect the liver their sacrifice. Living Bible
Acts 19:19 Some of them had considerable libraries about their magic arts; they piled up their books and burned them publicly. Someone estimated the value of the books to be 50,000 silver coins. The Voice
The Strange Voice of Conscience
1 Corinthians 4:4 My conscience is clear, but even that isn’t final proof. It is the Lord himself who must examine me and decide. Living Bible
The Strange Voice of Circumstances
Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and you will be given what you ask for. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened. Living Bible
Romans 8:14 The true children of God are those who let God’s Spirit lead them. New Century Version