The Blessing Of Hearing God

```Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD.```

_*Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have
given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that
there was none like thee before thee,
neither after thee
shall any arise like unto thee*_ (1 Kings 3:12).

Our God is awesome. He’s so great and mighty. His
Word is everlasting, and ever-sure, producing in
you, and for you, whatever message it carries. When He
speaks, whatever He says becomes. This is why it’s such a
blessing to hear God; to receive His Word. What He says is,
is. His Word to you at any time in your life, regarding any
situation, is all you need.

For example, the Bible says, the LORD appeared to
Solomon in a dream by night and gave Solomon a blank
cheque. He asked him, _“What do you want?”_ Solomon asked
for wisdom and understanding (1 Kings 3:8-9). Now, God
didn’t send an angel from heaven to open Solomon’s brain
and deposit wisdom inside. He didn’t give Solomon
something to eat or drink, so he may become wise. All He
said was, _“Solomon, you have it!”_

That’s what we read in our opening verse. The moment
God spoke those words, Solomon became what God said.
 O, the blessedness of hearing God! He did the same with
Abraham, who at the time was still called “Abram.” God said,
*“Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy
name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I
made thee”* (Genesis 17:5).

Abraham had no children, because his wife was barren,
but God said, *“I have made you a father of many nations.”*
God didn’t say, “I will make you a father of many nations;” no.
He said, *“Your name is now Abraham, because I have made you a father of many.”* When did God make him the father of
many nations? It happened the instant He spoke His Word to
him and changed his name!

Read Romans 4:19-20: when he began to confess what
God said about him, Sarah, his wife, received strength to
conceive (Hebrews 11:11). That’s how it works: when God
says it, you become it, the moment you respond by affirming
the same thing.

*CONFESSION*
_I’m born of the incorruptible seed
of God’s Word. I’m
unconquerable and indestructible
because the Word of God is my
life. I’m strengthened with all
might in my inner man and
therefore can do all things
through Christ that strengthens
me. Hallelujah!_

1 YEAR BIBLE
READING PLAN:
Matthew 24:36-51
Exodus 28

2 YEAR BIBLE
READING PLAN:
Acts 15:12-21
Job 40-41

FURTHER STUDY:
*Proverbs 4:10*
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

*Proverbs 4:20-22*
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.  For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

*Isaiah 55:10-11*
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.