{"id":46532,"date":"2022-02-07T12:49:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T09:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=46532"},"modified":"2025-05-20T23:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:39:08","slug":"how-to-hear-god-and-receive-revelation-or-messages-from-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2022\/02\/07\/how-to-hear-god-and-receive-revelation-or-messages-from-him\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO HEAR GOD AND RECEIVE REVELATION OR MESSAGES FROM HIM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greetings <\/span>to <\/span>you <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>mighty <\/span>name <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>Lord <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>Welcome <\/span>to <\/span>this <\/span>reflection <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>words <\/span>of <\/span>life\u2014<\/span>words <\/span>that <\/span>alone <\/span>have <\/span>the <\/span>power <\/span>to <\/span>truly <\/span>set <\/span>us <\/span>free (<\/span>John <\/span>8:<\/span>32, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Then <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>know <\/span>the <\/span>truth, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>truth <\/span>will <\/span>set <\/span>you <\/span>free\u201d<\/span><\/em> \u2013 <\/span>NIV).<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, <\/span>we\u2019ll <\/span>explore <\/span>one <\/span>vital <\/span>biblical <\/span>principle <\/span>that <\/span>can <\/span>help <\/span>us <\/span>receive <\/span>messages, <\/span>revelations, <\/span>and <\/span>divine <\/span>insight <\/span>from <\/span>God. <\/span>This <\/span>principle <\/span>has <\/span>deeply <\/span>impacted <\/span>my <\/span>walk <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Lord, <\/span>and <\/span>I <\/span>believe <\/span>it <\/span>will <\/span>also <\/span>transform <\/span>your <\/span>spiritual <\/span>life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Way <\/span>We <\/span>Speak <\/span>to <\/span>God <\/span>vs. <\/span>How <\/span>He <\/span>Speaks <\/span>to <\/span>Us<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

When <\/span>we <\/span>want <\/span>to <\/span>speak <\/span>to <\/span>God, <\/span>we <\/span>usually <\/span>go <\/span>directly <\/span>into <\/span>prayer\u2014<\/span>perhaps <\/span>kneeling <\/span>down <\/span>and <\/span>presenting <\/span>our <\/span>needs <\/span>before <\/span>Him. <\/span>After <\/span>saying <\/span>our <\/span>piece, <\/span>we <\/span>often <\/span>get <\/span>up <\/span>and <\/span>carry <\/span>on <\/span>with <\/span>our <\/span>lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, <\/span>God <\/span>doesn\u2019t <\/span>always <\/span>speak <\/span>back <\/span>in <\/span>that <\/span>same <\/span>immediate, <\/span>transactional <\/span>way. <\/span>He <\/span>often <\/span>operates <\/span>on <\/span>a <\/span>different <\/span>rhythm. <\/span>This <\/span>disconnect <\/span>leads <\/span>many <\/span>believers <\/span>to <\/span>grow <\/span>discouraged <\/span>when <\/span>they <\/span>don\u2019t <\/span>hear <\/span>an <\/span>immediate <\/span>or <\/span>obvious <\/span>response <\/span>from <\/span>God.<\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>Scripture <\/span>teaches <\/span>us <\/span>a <\/span>critical <\/span>truth\u2014<\/span>if <\/span>we <\/span>truly <\/span>want <\/span>to <\/span>hear <\/span>from <\/span>God, <\/span>we <\/span>must <\/span>learn <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>still<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Principle: <\/span>Stillness<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

God\u2019s <\/span>voice <\/span>is <\/span>often <\/span>heard <\/span>most <\/span>clearly <\/span>in <\/span>stillness<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>not <\/span>in <\/span>chaos <\/span>or <\/span>noise. <\/span>The <\/span>prophet <\/span>Elijah <\/span>experienced <\/span>this <\/span>firsthand. <\/span>Though <\/span>God <\/span>had <\/span>spoken <\/span>to <\/span>him <\/span>many <\/span>times, <\/span>Elijah <\/span>never <\/span>truly <\/span>discerned <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>intimate <\/span>voice<\/span><\/strong> until <\/span>he <\/span>was <\/span>completely <\/span>still <\/span>before <\/span>Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>1 <\/span>Kings <\/span>19:<\/span>11\u2013<\/span>13 (<\/span>ESV), <\/span>Elijah <\/span>encounters <\/span>God <\/span>not <\/span>in <\/span>wind, <\/span>earthquake, <\/span>or <\/span>fire\u2014<\/span>but <\/span>in <\/span>a \u201c<\/span>low <\/span>whisper\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>And <\/span>behold, <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>passed <\/span>by, <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>great <\/span>and <\/span>strong <\/span>wind <\/span>tore <\/span>the <\/span>mountains <\/span>and <\/span>broke <\/span>in <\/span>pieces <\/span>the <\/span>rocks <\/span>before <\/span>the <\/span>Lord, <\/span>but <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>was <\/span>not <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>wind. <\/span>And <\/span>after <\/span>the <\/span>wind <\/span>an <\/span>earthquake, <\/span>but <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>was <\/span>not <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>earthquake. <\/span>And <\/span>after <\/span>the <\/span>earthquake <\/span>a <\/span>fire, <\/span>but <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>was <\/span>not <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>fire. <\/span>And <\/span>after <\/span>the <\/span>fire <\/span>the <\/span>sound <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>low <\/span>whisper… <\/span>And <\/span>when <\/span>Elijah <\/span>heard <\/span>it, <\/span>he <\/span>wrapped <\/span>his <\/span>face <\/span>in <\/span>his <\/span>cloak <\/span>and <\/span>went <\/span>out <\/span>and <\/span>stood <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>entrance <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>cave.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Only <\/span>then <\/span>did <\/span>Elijah <\/span>recognize <\/span>the <\/span>presence <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>and <\/span>cover <\/span>his <\/span>face <\/span>in <\/span>reverence, <\/span>realizing <\/span>he <\/span>was <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>holy <\/span>presence <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Almighty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stillness <\/span>Precedes <\/span>Revelation<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

We <\/span>see <\/span>another <\/span>example <\/span>in <\/span>Elisha<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>when <\/span>he <\/span>needed <\/span>clear <\/span>instructions <\/span>from <\/span>God <\/span>concerning <\/span>the <\/span>alliance <\/span>of <\/span>Israel, <\/span>Judah, <\/span>and <\/span>Edom <\/span>against <\/span>Moab. <\/span>Instead <\/span>of <\/span>rushing <\/span>into <\/span>prayer, <\/span>he <\/span>requested <\/span>a <\/span>harpist <\/span>to <\/span>play <\/span>worship <\/span>music\u2014<\/span>a <\/span>way <\/span>of <\/span>creating <\/span>spiritual <\/span>stillness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>But <\/span>now <\/span>bring <\/span>me <\/span>a <\/span>musician.\u201d <\/span>And <\/span>when <\/span>the <\/span>musician <\/span>played, <\/span>the <\/span>hand <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>came <\/span>upon <\/span>him. <\/span>And <\/span>he <\/span>said, \u2018<\/span>Thus <\/span>says <\/span>the <\/span>Lord, \u201c<\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>make <\/span>this <\/span>dry <\/span>streambed <\/span>full <\/span>of <\/span>pools\u2026\u201d\u2019<\/span><\/em> (<\/span>2 <\/span>Kings <\/span>3:<\/span>15\u2013<\/span>16, <\/span>ESV).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Elisha\u2019s <\/span>request <\/span>for <\/span>worship <\/span>music <\/span>reveals <\/span>an <\/span>important <\/span>pattern: <\/span>praise <\/span>and <\/span>worship <\/span>often <\/span>prepare <\/span>the <\/span>heart <\/span>to <\/span>hear <\/span>God. <\/span>The <\/span>Spirit <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>came <\/span>upon <\/span>him <\/span>after<\/span><\/strong> an <\/span>atmosphere <\/span>of <\/span>worship <\/span>was <\/span>established.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Moses <\/span>Waited <\/span>in <\/span>Stillness <\/span>Before <\/span>Hearing <\/span>God<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Even <\/span>Moses, <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>chosen <\/span>leader, <\/span>had <\/span>to <\/span>wait <\/span>in <\/span>stillness. <\/span>When <\/span>he <\/span>ascended <\/span>Mount <\/span>Sinai <\/span>to <\/span>receive <\/span>the <\/span>Law, <\/span>he <\/span>didn\u2019t <\/span>immediately <\/span>enter <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>presence. <\/span>He <\/span>waited <\/span>for <\/span>six <\/span>days <\/span>before <\/span>God <\/span>finally <\/span>called <\/span>him <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>cloud <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>seventh <\/span>day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>The <\/span>glory <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>dwelt <\/span>on <\/span>Mount <\/span>Sinai, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>cloud <\/span>covered <\/span>it <\/span>six <\/span>days. <\/span>And <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>seventh <\/span>day <\/span>He <\/span>called <\/span>to <\/span>Moses <\/span>out <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>midst <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>cloud.\u201d<\/span><\/em> (<\/span>Exodus <\/span>24:<\/span>16, <\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This <\/span>teaches <\/span>us <\/span>that <\/span>revelation <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>always <\/span>instant. <\/span>It <\/span>often <\/span>requires <\/span>waiting <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>presence <\/span>of <\/span>God<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>resisting <\/span>the <\/span>urge <\/span>to <\/span>rush.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How <\/span>to <\/span>Cultivate <\/span>a <\/span>Life <\/span>of <\/span>Stillness<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

If <\/span>you <\/span>desire <\/span>to <\/span>hear <\/span>from <\/span>God <\/span>more <\/span>clearly, <\/span>you <\/span>must <\/span>learn <\/span>to <\/span>slow <\/span>down<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>give <\/span>Him <\/span>room <\/span>to <\/span>speak. <\/span>Don’t <\/span>just <\/span>pray <\/span>and <\/span>rush <\/span>away. <\/span>After <\/span>praying, <\/span>sit <\/span>in <\/span>stillness. <\/span>Worship. <\/span>Meditate <\/span>on <\/span>His <\/span>Word. <\/span>Contemplate <\/span>His <\/span>power <\/span>and <\/span>goodness. <\/span>Let <\/span>your <\/span>spirit <\/span>be <\/span>quiet <\/span>before <\/span>Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

As <\/span>you <\/span>linger <\/span>in <\/span>His <\/span>presence, <\/span>you <\/span>may <\/span>begin <\/span>to <\/span>sense <\/span>a <\/span>divine <\/span>stirring\u2014<\/span>a <\/span>prompting <\/span>in <\/span>your <\/span>spirit, <\/span>a <\/span>word <\/span>of <\/span>wisdom, <\/span>a <\/span>supernatural <\/span>peace, <\/span>a <\/span>sudden <\/span>understanding <\/span>or <\/span>instruction. <\/span>That\u2019s <\/span>often <\/span>how <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>speaks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stillness <\/span>opens <\/span>the <\/span>door <\/span>to <\/span>divine <\/span>encounter.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Stillness <\/span>Must <\/span>Extend <\/span>Beyond <\/span>Prayer <\/span>Time<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Stillness <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>for <\/span>prayer <\/span>moments\u2014<\/span>it <\/span>must <\/span>become <\/span>a <\/span>lifestyle. <\/span>If <\/span>your <\/span>life <\/span>is <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>constant <\/span>noise, <\/span>endless <\/span>social <\/span>media <\/span>scrolling, <\/span>chatting <\/span>in <\/span>groups, <\/span>binge-<\/span>watching <\/span>shows, <\/span>or <\/span>always <\/span>attending <\/span>events <\/span>and <\/span>parties, <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>struggle <\/span>to <\/span>hear <\/span>God. <\/span><\/p>\n

Shalom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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