Voice of Truth

Jesus said this: "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me" (John 10:27).

Whose voice are you hearing and believing in your present situation? There are many voices out there in this noisy world of diverse advices, opinions, and judgments. They call out to us everywhere we go, whatever we do or even don't do. They whisper, they request, they entice, they shout, they command.

They want to capture our attention. They want us to hear what they say we are; what they say we can or cannot be, and can or cannot do. They want us to hear what they say we must do and must not do, where we must go and must not go. Sometimes it is just incomprehensible noise, but there are times they catch our attention. And then we hear.

The danger is that not all voices that seek our attention tell us the truth. Many today are victims of hearing and believing voices of lies and deceits. Voices that have crippled them. Voices that have extinguished their ambition. Voices that have melted their true potential and discounted their esteem of who they really are. Voices that have dampened their joy and inflamed pain and sorrow. Voices that have disturbed their peace and kindled guilt, shame, and condemnation. Voices that have banished love and stirred up hatred and bitterness. These are evil voices which they should have never listened to. But these voices are out there and they are relentless. We all must beware.

Paul warns us, "Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will renounce the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons" (1 Timothy 4:1).

But among the negative voices of evil and danger is the voice of truth. It is really the voice of God. The voice of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. It is good, positive, healing, comforting, and powerful. It makes us strong and bold.

This is the voice of truth. To hear it we must belong to God. We must be sheep of the Lord's fold. And when we hear it, we hear the truth of who we are, what we can be or do, and which way we must go. It dispels the cloud of depression and hopelessness. And it breaks the bondage of paralysis and sets us free with unlimited power and hope, giving us faith to believe we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

You will find the followiing words of Mark Hall in the song, Voice of Truth, very inspiring:

Oh what I would do to have
The kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I'm in
Onto the crashing waves
To step out of my comfort zone
Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is
And He's holding out His hand.

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me
Reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed.
The waves they keep on telling me
Time and time again, "Boy, you'll never win!"
"You'll never win!"

But the voice of truth tells me a different story.
The voice of truth says, "Do not be afraid!"
And the voice of truth says, "This is for My glory."
Out of all the voices calling to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth.