![]() ![]() “Do you go to the doctor and outline all your aches and pains and then run out the door before he can prescribe something for you?” I love something Pastor Nicky Gumbel of England has said. You will begin to hear Jesus consistently. ![]() But, if you do carve out this time, He is faithful and will respond to you. Believe them and ask God, “May I experience this too?ĭo you have a hard time stopping your praying and listening for divine answers? Well, you’re in good company! So many people find it hard to quietly wait to “hear” from Jesus. Many think of that person as being Jesus prior to His being born to Mary.įind these stories. Sometimes we hear of someone called the Angel of the Lord being with people. From the beginning when Adam and Eve could hear Him walking in the garden of Eden (Genesis 3:8) to the two men on the road to Emmaus walking with the risen Jesus (Luke 24), there are multitudes of visitation stories. God has met with or spoken to many people described in the Bible. Reading the Bible verses about His speaking and saying, “I take you at your Word, Lord, will help us encounter Him. He can speak to us in some way – through our minds, books, media, other people, etc. This is what is meant by “manifest presence.” Jesus can show Himself to us in some way involving our five senses. Omnipresent.īut, He can be with us in a personalized, localized way too. It says in the Bible, “Do not I fill heaven and earth? (Jeremiah 23:24 NIV) God is here. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” (John 14:21 NIV) That is His promise to give us His manifest presence. Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice.” And He said that “whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. I believe there are several things we can do to increase the probability that we will meet with Jesus. I love these moments where He meets us.īut I will tell you – I want more and seek more. ![]() Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid.” The result of hearing Jesus’ voiceĪs you might imagine, I felt deeply satisfied and full of peace as I had this spiritual encounter with Jesus. My peace I give you, I do not give as the world gives. There were other things I heard, but then I felt Him repeat His words from John 14:27 for me, “My peace I leave with you. I felt Him say, “Others are hurried and busy, but I have all the time in the world for you. There was just a quickening in my spirit and a sense of Him touching my deepest needs. While I sat there, the pond gurgling and the birds singing, I “felt” Jesus join me on the bench. Through the area are stone pathways and overhead a canopy of green formed by big trees with thick trunks. There is a pond in the center of the garden with lily pads. I was quiet, simply thinking about Jesus and the beauty of the surroundings. I found a stone bench out in the church’s prayer garden. But in the words of the old pop song, we should, “Shake it off.” (ha!) Each of us found our own place and sat quietly for a half hour, waiting for the Lord to speak. “It may be hard to get quiet and sit still,” we were told. Our instruction was to leave quietly, phones off. We were invited, after hearing a talk, to leave the large meeting room and go to another place in the church or outside. Multiple small groups of people had gathered for a Wednesday night dinner and this activity. Last week at our church we were invited to “practice stillness” in order to encounter Jesus. It is possible to experience Jesus, know that He is 'in the room' with you, and hear His voice. ![]()
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