LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE LORD
Listen to the voice of the Lord. Not the noise of the world, not the endless chatter of opinions and fears, but that still, steady voice that calls your name in the quiet of the soul. There is a voice that does not shout, yet it commands all creation. It does not argue, yet it silences every doubt. When He speaks, the restless heart finds rest. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27).
Walk as a man or woman of God. The world may stumble in darkness, but you were made to walk in light. Stand tall in the forest of confusion, among the trees of wickedness that grow thick around us. The way may seem narrow, but the Lord walks beside you. When others bow to fear, you keep your eyes lifted to heaven, for “the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way” (Psalm 37:23).
Even the hardest heart knows there is a God. Though people deny Him with their words, deep inside they cannot escape the truth He wrote into their being. “God has set eternity in their hearts” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). There is no true atheist in the soul—only those who have tried to drown out the sound of His presence. Yet, even there, His mercy calls to them. “The fool says in his heart, there is no God,” but the Lord looks from heaven on all the children of men, searching for those who will seek His face (Psalm 14:1–2).
We walk with Him because He holds our hand. When we stumble, He steadies us. When we fall, He lifts us up. When we are weary, His strength becomes ours. “I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear, I will help you” (Isaiah 41:13). Life looks different when you walk with God. You begin to see through the eyes of grace. What once seemed meaningless begins to glow with eternal purpose. From the sky above to the sea below, from the mountain peaks to the blades of grass beneath your feet, His fingerprints are everywhere. “Since the creation of the world, His invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—are clearly seen” (Romans 1:20).
Never again must you feel alone when you have embraced the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus. The world may forsake you. People may turn away. But His love does not leave, and His Spirit does not depart. “I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels nor demons, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in creation, can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38–39). When His love fills you, loneliness loses its voice. You begin to realize you were never walking alone—He has been beside you through every shadow and storm.
We are called into the covenant of grace, to stand in the very center of it. This covenant was not sealed with our words but with His blood. God Himself passed through the sacrifice, promising to be faithful to His people forever (Genesis 15:17). The covenant of Christ is not written on tablets of stone but on hearts made tender by mercy. “This is the covenant I will make with them, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and write them upon their minds” (Hebrews 10:16). When you belong to Him, your soul becomes the dwelling place of His Spirit.
Listen for the gentle whisper of Jesus. He does not force Himself upon you; He comes in quiet power. His voice is the breeze that moves through the trees, the soft nudge that says, “This is the way, walk in it” (Isaiah 30:21). When Elijah hid in the cave, God did not speak in the earthquake or the fire, but in a still small voice (1 Kings 19:12). That same voice still speaks today. It’s not found in the roar of religion but in the hush of surrender. It is the breath of His Spirit moving within you (John 20:22).
And when that voice calls you to obedience, don’t delay. Nothing shows that we belong to Christ more than knowing His will and walking in it daily (John 14:15). To follow Him is to live in joyful surrender—where our will bows to His, and our ways begin to mirror His heart. “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24).
Every command of God is rooted in love. Every boundary He sets is meant to protect your joy. To obey Him is not to lose your freedom—it is to find it. “Choose life, that you may live; love the Lord your God, obey His voice, and hold fast to Him, for He is your life” (Deuteronomy 30:19–20).
To live this way is to live differently. It is to walk with a quiet confidence that heaven is your home and the Spirit of the living God dwells within you. It is to be unshaken in a shaking world, to walk upright when others bow to fear, to love when others hate, and to shine light where others curse the darkness.
So, listen to His voice today. Let it calm your fears and steady your steps. Let it remind you who you are and whose you are. You are not forgotten. You are not forsaken. You are His—and He still speaks.
Bryan Dewayne Dunaway
