Hearing God’s Voice - Part 1 - No Other Gods

Main Point: Have no other God’s before Him to hear clearly the voice of the Lord through any circumstance of life.

No Other God’s Before Him

Foundation Scripture: 

Exodus 20: 1-6. God is clear that we must not have another God before Him.

Anything that we think we need for joy and fulfillment outside of God’s will for our life is a God.

Outside of Gods will any joy and fulfillment is temporary and ends in destruction.

Matthew 6:24. Jesus confirms Exodus 20 by stating that a person cannot have two Gods. 

When we choose Jesus as our Lord and Savior then we are made new and all other God’s in our lives must be torn down by the power of the Holy Spirit that is within us.

John 8:29-47. 

V47.  Those who belong to God will hear God’s voice.

The Pharisees could not hear God’s voice to know that Jesus was the Messiah because they had other God’s/interest first in their lives.

Unless they repented of having other God’s before the true God, they could not hear His voice or know the will of the Father.

Pastor’s Thoughts:

If you have a passion or interest that satisfies or fulfills you more than being in the presence of God, then you need check your heart and make sure God is first place. God is a jealous God.

The enemy is the great deceiver and He is constantly trying to keep you away from God’s will for your life by offering you sinful and harmful habits to bring you temporary satisfaction.

But those who have a heart to put God first, will be empowered to discern the tricks of the enemy and will be able to hear the voice of the Lord clearly.

If I’m worshipping something else, I won’t hear God’s voice.

Lord, I want to hear your voice and be led by your spirit.

Have no other Gods before him

Summary:

Do you have a passion to hear God’s voice by the leading of the Holy Spirit?

Then make sure you have no other Gods. Make sure your love and commitment is to please God the father by the power of the Holy Spirit in the name of King Jesus.

In order to advance for God’s Kingdom, we must be able to hear his voice.

The sheep know the voice of the shepherd.

Regardless of trials and difficult circumstance, a heart that worships God first will hear the voice of God that will bring peace and comfort through any storm of life