You can hear God's voice

“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.”
Psalm 81:11(ESV)

Our opening scripture today shows us that hearing from God is a choice. The people of Israel in our opening scripture refused to listen to God's voice and because of that they did not hear God's voice, not because God was not speaking, but because they were not listening.

The Bible says in Hebrews 3:7, “… To day if ye will hear his voice,” So you have to position yourself to hear God's voice. In Revelation 2:7 the Bible says, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;” This means that God speaks to the man who cares. So if you are wondering if God ever speaks or when will He ever speak to you? That is not the issue, the issue is this, “will you be willing to pay attention to listen to His voice?”

This is because the quality of attention determine the quality of perception. So if you don't give God your attention, what you receive from Him will be less. In Mark 4:23 Jesus said, “If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.” In other words, if any man is paying attention, let him hear. Mark 4:23-24(AMP) says, “If any man has ears to hear,  let him be  listening and  let him perceive and comprehend. And he said to them, be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you – and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.” 

Child of God, when you are hearing the Word of God, give it your attention - focus your mind on it. Let nothing distort your attention from the stream of thought that the Holy Spirit is bringing to you, because whatever you get out of the Word of God is decided by the measure of thought and study you give to the truth you hear, and that attention is what decides the measure of power and knowledge that you receive from the Word of God.
    
PRAYER
Dear Father I lay aside all filthiness and naughtiness. My heart is open to receive your Word with meekness. My eyes are anointed to see, my ears are anointed to hear, my mind is anointed to understand and my heart is anointed to receive your Word in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Psalm 81:13-16, Jeremiah 7:23, Isaiah 50:4

DOING THE WORD
Give the written Word of God your attention by meditating on it because the Bible is God talking to you.